Asuncion vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$348	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$923
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1573
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	15
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	462K	98.5K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 44% less expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 6973rd and 4500th ($752 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Barbados, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 6216th and 6197th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Bridgetown

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	Asuncion	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$3.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$2.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$6536

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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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741