Asuncion vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$2204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5203
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1254
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1947
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$3956
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	96
😀 Quality of life	58	95
🏙️ Population	462K	1.14M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 62% less expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 6560th and 1471st ($847 vs $2204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Paraguay and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.8 months in Birmingham. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6137th and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$9.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.08
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$940
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2007
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1484
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$207
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	5.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$5467
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$4236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$94.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$9.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$98.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1631
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$24178

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886