Arlington vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	35
😀 Quality of life	78	57
🏙️ Population	394K	462K

The cost of living in Arlington is 153% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 2397th and 6973rd ($1907 vs $752) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th 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 Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Asuncion. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Asuncion ranked 1st in Paraguay, while ranked 894th and 6216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Asuncion

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	Arlington	Asuncion
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	9.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$1243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$9.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$4760

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

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