Asuncion vs Belem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Belem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$1751
🏠 One person rent	$344	$413
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$226
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$312
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	41
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	462K	1.3M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 8% less expensive than in Belem. Cities ranked 7000th and 6728th ($718 vs $784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.4 months in Belem. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Belem ranked 96th in Brazil, while ranked 6174th and 7040th 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	$5.46	$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$84.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$17.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	12.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$31.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$5.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$2.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$21.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$42.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$55.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$102
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$3163

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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 Belem

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Ananindeua	$660
51 km or 32 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
67 km or 42 mi	Castanhal	$646
141 km or 88 mi	Cameta	$620
150 km or 93 mi	Capanema	$643
197 km or 123 mi	Braganca	$645
214 km or 133 mi	Paragominas	$643
221 km or 137 mi	Breves	$622
264 km or 164 mi	Viseu	$652
288 km or 179 mi	Tucurui	$631
329 km or 205 mi	Macapa	$606
336 km or 209 mi	Santana	$573
398 km or 247 mi	Pinheiro	$661
425 km or 264 mi	Santa Ines	$642
440 km or 274 mi	Maraba	$656
455 km or 283 mi	Altamira	$631
467 km or 290 mi	Imperatriz	$645
482 km or 299 mi	Sao Luis	$732
508 km or 316 mi	Itapecuru Mirim	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Sao Jose de Ribamar	$683
516 km or 320 mi	Bacabal	$623
552 km or 343 mi	Grajau	$621
570 km or 354 mi	Coroata	$624
578 km or 359 mi	Barra do Corda	$611
612 km or 380 mi	Codo	$596
625 km or 389 mi	Chapadinha	$618
639 km or 397 mi	Araguaina	$617
685 km or 426 mi	Caxias	$568
698 km or 434 mi	Santarem	$653
729 km or 453 mi	Balsas	$592
748 km or 465 mi	Timon	$554
751 km or 467 mi	Teresina	$572
765 km or 475 mi	Parnaiba	$662
810 km or 503 mi	Piripiri	$617
819 km or 509 mi	Oriximina	$716
829 km or 515 mi	Cayenne	$1931
847 km or 527 mi	Floriano	$566
867 km or 538 mi	Camocim	$690
867 km or 539 mi	Kourou	$1934
888 km or 552 mi	Itaituba	$707