Asuncion vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$3467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$7682
🏠 One person rent	$338	$2394
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$3923
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$5787
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	51	92
🏙️ Population	462K	676K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 81% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 7159th and 32nd ($666 vs $3467) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 6136th and 89th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.64	$21.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$93.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$2739
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$2042
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$4881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$3321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$11569
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$6730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$90.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$6.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$6.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$13.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$5.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$81
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$2437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$25118

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3756
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3040
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3647
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2916
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3093
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2932
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3008
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2349
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2951
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2913
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2826
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2938
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2755
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2790
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2778
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2817
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3172
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2735
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2869
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2797
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2746
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2846
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2925
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2773
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2869
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2443
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2798
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2804
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2878
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2848
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3005
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2607
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2853
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2815
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2961
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2803