Asuncion vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1688
$2758
🏠 One person rent
$344
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$854
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$430
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$94.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$466
$797
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
36
78
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
462K
3.12M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 37% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 7000th and 4856th ($718 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 6174th and 1059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$53
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.62
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.64
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$669
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.9
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
36.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$2703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$1993
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.26
$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$7.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$5.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$108
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4108
$5464

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897