Asuncion vs Austin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Austin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$5487
🏠 One person rent	$344	$1511
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2463
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$4904
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	66
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	462K	962K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 70% less expensive than in Austin. Cities ranked 7000th and 1002nd ($718 vs $2416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 879th 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 2 months in Austin. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Austin ranked 44th in the United States, while ranked 6174th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Austin

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	Asuncion	Austin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$70
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1903
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$3088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2013
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$66.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$3258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$6.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$62.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1317
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$21266

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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

Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2148
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2241
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2222
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2188
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2215
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2210
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$2022
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2178
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2164
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2136
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2023
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1993
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2169
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1900
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2279
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2220
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2020
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2154
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1828
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2216
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2094
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2185
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2186
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2240
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2177
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2184
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2190
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2240
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2095
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2155
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302