Arlington vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Arlington	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1913	$847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4719	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$1108	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$1925	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.3	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3749	$628
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	90	35
😀 Quality of life	78	58
🏙️ Population	394K	462K

The cost of living in Arlington is 126% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 2324th and 6560th ($1913 vs $847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1747th 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 Arlington compared to 0.7 months in Asuncion. Arlington ranked 262nd best city to live in the United States vs Asuncion ranked 1st in Paraguay, while ranked 895th and 6137th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Arlington	Asuncion
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.4	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$5.12	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1230	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$868	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2162	$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1579	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.1	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.19%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$1703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2197	$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.23	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.28	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.64	$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.5	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.5	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1486	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21592	$5515

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2117
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2316
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2128
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2122
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2111
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2147
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2142
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2086
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2129
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2259
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2170
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2183
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2137
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2042
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2164
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2128
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2110
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2182
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2206
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2151
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2120
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2472
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2156
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2193
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2202
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2168
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2062
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2174
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2205
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2220
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2096
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2205
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2104
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2155
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2209
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2397

Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583