Asuncion vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2705
🏠 One person rent	$348	$596
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1053
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$711
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	57	73
🏙️ Population	462K	21.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 28% less expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 6973rd and 5341st ($752 vs $1044) 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in Beijing. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 6216th and 2718th 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	$5.88	$4.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$26.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$32.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$50.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$12544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$6280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$33.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$4.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$3.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$63.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$34.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.08
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$25165

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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 Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748