Asuncion vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$344	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$658
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	57	73
🏙️ Population	462K	21.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 30% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 7000th and 5355th ($718 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Paraguay and China, respectively. Check Paraguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.6 months in Beijing. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6174th and 2546th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Beijing

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	Asuncion	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$22823

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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 Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741