Albuquerque vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Albuquerque	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1964	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4905	$1688
🏠 One person rent	$1128	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$1953	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3901	$466
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	36
😀 Quality of life	84	57
🏙️ Population	565K	462K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 174% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 2114th and 7000th ($1964 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1690th 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 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Asuncion. Albuquerque ranked 149th best city to live in the United States vs Asuncion ranked 1st in Paraguay, while ranked 484th and 6174th 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	$17.1	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.9	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.94	$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1041	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$931	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1917	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1672	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2482	$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.1	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.95	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.44	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.88	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.76	$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.67	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.1	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1469	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29106	$4108

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$2054
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2204
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2235
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2407
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2245
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2514
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1750
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1896
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1784
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1809
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1778
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$945
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1842
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2353
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1880
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2385
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1820
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2377
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2430
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$2024
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1912
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$2263
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2466
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2520
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1940
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2617
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2447
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2417
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2084
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2537
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2321
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2332

Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537