Asuncion vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$3071
🏠 One person rent	$338	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1354
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$1802
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	51	77
🏙️ Population	462K	21.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 38% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 7159th and 5141st ($666 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.7 months in Beijing. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6136th and 763rd 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	$4.64	$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$5.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$23714

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$786
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$679
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$710
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$611
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$714
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$482
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$700
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$742
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$620
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$760
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$720
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$693
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$572
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$614
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$684
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$677
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$649
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$605
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$555
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$670
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$568
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$588
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$547
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$677
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$668
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$729
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$616
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$670
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$648
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$661
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$632
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$644
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$869