Asuncion vs Basseterre - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Basseterre
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1373
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2734
🏠 One person rent	$314	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$1108
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	13
😀 Quality of life	51	36
🏙️ Population	462K	13.2K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 54% less expensive than in Basseterre. Cities ranked 7323rd and 3960th ($635 vs $1373) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Saint Kitts and Nevis, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Saint Kitts and Nevis comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.8 months in Basseterre. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Basseterre ranked 1st in Saint Kitts and Nevis, while ranked 6144th and 7395th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Basseterre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$630
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$507
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$750
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$96.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$4961
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$4006
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$36.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$3.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$5.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$8.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$4.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$73.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$310
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$7933

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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 Basseterre

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.6 mi	Cayon	$1377
87 km or 54 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
97 km or 60 mi	St. John's	$1039
105 km or 65 mi	All Saints	$1037
167 km or 104 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
173 km or 108 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
174 km or 108 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
180 km or 112 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
183 km or 114 mi	Le Moule	$1499
187 km or 116 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
218 km or 136 mi	Saint Croix	$2551
235 km or 146 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
236 km or 147 mi	Road Town	$2289
262 km or 163 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177
265 km or 165 mi	Roseau	$1015
329 km or 205 mi	Fajardo	$1566
334 km or 208 mi	Naguabo	$1704
341 km or 212 mi	Humacao	$1364
344 km or 213 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
346 km or 215 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
348 km or 216 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
349 km or 217 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
356 km or 221 mi	Canovanas	$1684
359 km or 223 mi	Gurabo	$1166
363 km or 226 mi	Carolina	$1561
364 km or 226 mi	Caguas	$1373
367 km or 228 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
368 km or 229 mi	Guayama	$1532
375 km or 233 mi	Cayey	$1798
375 km or 233 mi	San Juan	$2034
376 km or 233 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
376 km or 234 mi	Cidra	$1744
380 km or 236 mi	Catano	$1815
381 km or 237 mi	Bayamon	$1378
388 km or 241 mi	Naranjito	$1557
391 km or 243 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
394 km or 245 mi	Coamo	$1669
396 km or 246 mi	Dorado	$1799
396 km or 246 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
397 km or 246 mi	Corozal	$1748