Asuncion vs Belo Horizonte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Belo Horizonte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$348	$390
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$654
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$465
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	64
😀 Quality of life	57	64
🏙️ Population	462K	2.32M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 14% less expensive than in Belo Horizonte. Cities ranked 6973rd and 6468th ($752 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 Belo Horizonte. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Belo Horizonte ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 6216th and 5495th 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	$5.88	$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$92.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	11.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1804
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$926
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$50.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$8.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$7.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.26
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$25.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$7813

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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 Belo Horizonte

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.4 mi	Contagem	$596
15 km or 9.2 mi	Nova Lima	$651
22 km or 14 mi	Vespasiano	$628
57 km or 35 mi	Sete Lagoas	$444
69 km or 43 mi	Itauna	$629
72 km or 45 mi	Ouro Preto	$578
87 km or 54 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$679
102 km or 63 mi	Divinopolis	$626
123 km or 77 mi	Ponte Nova	$631
136 km or 85 mi	Curvelo	$642
142 km or 88 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$568
147 km or 91 mi	Vicosa	$643
149 km or 93 mi	Barbacena	$565
155 km or 96 mi	Ipatinga	$538
167 km or 104 mi	Formiga	$654
172 km or 107 mi	Uba	$625
190 km or 118 mi	Caratinga	$636
191 km or 119 mi	Lavras	$562
215 km or 133 mi	Muriae	$585
216 km or 134 mi	Juiz de Fora	$600
239 km or 149 mi	Governador Valadares	$523
240 km or 149 mi	Varginha	$505
242 km or 151 mi	Tres Coracoes	$594
269 km or 167 mi	Alfenas	$549
291 km or 181 mi	Resende	$652
292 km or 182 mi	Passos	$609
293 km or 182 mi	Volta Redonda	$576
296 km or 184 mi	Barra Mansa	$600
298 km or 185 mi	Teresopolis	$537
301 km or 187 mi	Petropolis	$782
304 km or 189 mi	Nova Friburgo	$482
306 km or 190 mi	Patos de Minas	$664
314 km or 195 mi	Cachoeiro de Itapemirim	$648
315 km or 196 mi	Araxa	$586
316 km or 197 mi	Cruzeiro	$672
322 km or 200 mi	Itajuba	$565
323 km or 201 mi	Nova Iguacu	$632
324 km or 202 mi	Belford Roxo	$851
328 km or 204 mi	Duque de Caxias	$648
329 km or 205 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$681