Asuncion vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2234
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$5254
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1327
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2204
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4084
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	97
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	462K	586K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 66% less expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 6973rd and 1414th ($752 vs $2234) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1179th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Baltimore ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 164th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Baltimore

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	Asuncion	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$77.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$6.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$190
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$2166
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$122
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$21697

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2443
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2830
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2344
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2985
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2951
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2544
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2777
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2499
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2763
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3306
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3030
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2664
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2877
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2257
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2333
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2721
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2379
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2522
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2800
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2003
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2818
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2736
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2304
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2207
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3292
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2105
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2588
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2198
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2453
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2024