Asuncion vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2028
🏠 One person rent	$344	$350
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$608
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$409
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	63
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	462K	2.32M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 11% less expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 7000th and 6633rd ($718 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.5 months in Belo Horizonte. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Belo Horizonte ranked 7th in Brazil, while ranked 6174th and 5520th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Belo Horizonte

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	Asuncion	Belo Horizonte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$6.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$389
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$53.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$82
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$20.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	10.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$812
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$8.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$9.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$4.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$24.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$54.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$79.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$346
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$6783

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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 Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$565
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$582
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$563
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$582
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$526
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$590
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$586
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$600
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$618
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$540
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$502
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$613
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$597
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$599
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$530
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$613
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$494
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$492
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$513
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$603
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$568
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$498
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$706
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$621
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$552
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$536
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648