Asuncion vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$789
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$1831
🏠 One person rent	$348	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$77.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$359
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	41
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	462K	1.3M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 5% less expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 6973rd and 6804th ($752 vs $789) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Belem. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Belem ranked 28th in Brazil, while ranked 6216th and 5967th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Belem

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	Asuncion	Belem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$4.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$16
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$500
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$58.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1367
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$6.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$7.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$1.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$6.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$49.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$7.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$43.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$3338

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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 Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$702
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$680
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$643
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$679
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$681
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$677
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$649
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$694
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$666
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$638
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$607
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$725
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$690
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$697
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$669
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$687
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$808
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$718
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$750
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$667
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$666
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$659
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$647
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$615
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$653
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$664
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$563
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$676
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$632
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$543
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$559
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$706
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$640
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$753
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1979
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$582
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$740
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1996
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$750