Albuquerque vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Albuquerque	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2026	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5037	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1168	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$2063	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$606	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$95.4	$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3847	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	35
😀 Quality of life	83	57
🏙️ Population	565K	462K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 169% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 1965th and 6973rd ($2026 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st and 1st in the United States and Paraguay, respectively. Check the United States vs Paraguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.7 months in Asuncion. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Asuncion ranked 1st in Paraguay, while ranked 561st and 6216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Asuncion

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	Albuquerque	Asuncion
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$5.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.25	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1143	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$961	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2114	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1766	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	9.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2420	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2241	$1243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.94	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.8	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$9.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.78	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.1	$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.32	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.24	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.98	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.87	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.8	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1491	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24972	$4760

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2220
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2418
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2190
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2472
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1928
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1724
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1828
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1876
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2140
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1924
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2323
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1817
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2357
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2451
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2023
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1934
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2168
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2444
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2510
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1930
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2600
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2381
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2298
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2089
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2524
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2286
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2471

Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578