Asuncion vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$338
$402
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$817
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$433
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
35
79
😀 Quality of life
51
72
🏙️ Population
462K
3.12M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 27% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 7159th and 6099th ($666 vs $909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Argentina, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Argentina comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 6136th and 1789th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$9.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$433
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$54.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.8
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
35.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$2462
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$1826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$8.04
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$7.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$4.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$5.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3909
$4474

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$604
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$335
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$534
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
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$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
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$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742