Asuncion vs Boston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Boston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$3638
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$8082
🏠 One person rent	$348	$2543
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$4126
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	462K	676K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 79% less expensive than in Boston. Cities ranked 6973rd and 30th ($752 vs $3638) 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.8 months in Boston. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Boston ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 94th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Boston

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	Asuncion	Boston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$2878
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$2181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$5280
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$3456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$11142
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$6207
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$90.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$89.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$67.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$2835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$26679

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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 Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3830
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3097
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3650
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2960
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3140
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2981
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$3000
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2691
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3017
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2944
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2966
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2870
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$3006
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2845
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2862
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2839
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3186
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2823
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2870
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$2762
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2714
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2921
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2837
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2771
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2808
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2980
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2986
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2786
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2939
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2405
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2803
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2859
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2894
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3006
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2629
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2854
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2871
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2867
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2852