Asuncion vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2318
🏠 One person rent	$344	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$655
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	28
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	462K	2.82M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 19% less expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 7000th and 6320th ($718 vs $882) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.6 months in Brasilia. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 6174th and 5763rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Brasilia

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	Asuncion	Brasilia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$6.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$477
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1582
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$47.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$8.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$16129

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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 Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629