Asuncion vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2455
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$5709
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1585
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2741
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$566
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$5262
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	65
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	462K	962K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 74% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 7323rd and 858th ($635 vs $2455) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 790th in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 2.1 months in Austin. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Austin ranked 30th in the United States, while ranked 6144th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$6.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$3348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$69.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$4187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$2882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$22096

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305