Asuncion vs Brasilia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Brasilia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2550
🏠 One person rent	$395	$443
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$765
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$891
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	28
😀 Quality of life	58	66
🏙️ Population	462K	3M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 12% less expensive than in Brasilia. Cities ranked 6560th and 5856th ($847 vs $958) 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.9 months in Brasilia. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Brasilia ranked 13th in Brazil, while ranked 6137th and 5032nd 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	$6.77	$8.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$547
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$61.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$96
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2461
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$8.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$8.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$9.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$64.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$17564

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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 Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$763
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$575
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$725
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$800
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$704
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$712
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$703
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$680
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$625
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$669
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$728
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$639
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$651
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$639
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$626
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$622
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$690
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$653
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$676
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$623
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$659
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$640
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$597
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$645
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$693
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$475
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$618
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$665
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$616
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$672
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$638
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$669
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$764
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$715
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$636
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$686