Asuncion vs Auckland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Auckland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2156
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$4802
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1242
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1967
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	35	32
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	462K	1.47M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 65% less expensive than in Auckland. Cities ranked 6973rd and 1604th ($752 vs $2156) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and New Zealand, respectively. Check Paraguay vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.6 months in Auckland. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Auckland ranked 1st in New Zealand, while ranked 6216th and 240th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Auckland

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	Asuncion	Auckland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$7.14
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$1071
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2099
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$7507
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$5316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$131
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$6.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$26.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$75.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$988
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$15607

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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

Cities near Auckland

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.4 mi	Waitakere	$1778
17 km or 11 mi	Manukau	$1646
28 km or 18 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
40 km or 25 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
113 km or 70 mi	Hamilton	$1474
132 km or 82 mi	Whangarei	$1261
154 km or 96 mi	Tauranga	$1740
193 km or 120 mi	Rotorua	$1393
234 km or 146 mi	Taupo	$1523
253 km or 157 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
344 km or 214 mi	Whanganui	$1528
347 km or 216 mi	Napier	$1605
348 km or 217 mi	Gisborne	$1696
359 km or 223 mi	Hastings	$1518
396 km or 246 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
453 km or 281 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
464 km or 288 mi	Masterton	$1359
476 km or 296 mi	Porirua	$1788
477 km or 296 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
486 km or 302 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
494 km or 307 mi	Wellington	$2037
512 km or 318 mi	Nelson	$1533
524 km or 326 mi	Blenheim	$1325
765 km or 475 mi	Christchurch	$1787
891 km or 553 mi	Timaru	$1894
995 km or 618 mi	Wanaka	$1623
1044 km or 649 mi	Queenstown	$2303
1064 km or 661 mi	Dunedin	$1579
1190 km or 740 mi	Invercargill	$1318
1809 km or 1124 mi	Noumea	$1928
1821 km or 1131 mi	Dumbea	$1865
1826 km or 1135 mi	Paita	$1865
1997 km or 1241 mi	Mua	$1033
1997 km or 1241 mi	Nukualofa	$1035
2097 km or 1303 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2112 km or 1312 mi	Suva	$879
2120 km or 1317 mi	Nasinu	$857
2129 km or 1323 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
2134 km or 1326 mi	Nadi	$1039
2140 km or 1330 mi	Newcastle	$1997