Asuncion vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$3652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$8068
🏠 One person rent	$344	$2548
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$4099
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$6190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	462K	676K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 80% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 7000th and 27th ($718 vs $3652) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 21st in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.7 months in Boston. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Boston ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 6174th and 71st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$8.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2890
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$2183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$5272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$3425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$74.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$9693
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$6005
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$89.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$3.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$6.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$4.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$93.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$2782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$27427

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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 Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3768
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3107
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2977
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3134
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2960
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3002
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2701
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2997
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2937
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2952
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2865
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2981
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2821
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2811
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2815
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3159
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2785
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2866
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2732
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2646
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2915
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2854
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2769
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2929
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2913
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2414
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2838
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2862
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2837
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2869
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3016
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2582
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2817
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2855
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2920
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2833