Asuncion vs Buenos Aires - Cost of Living Comparison

Asuncion Buenos Aires
🚶 Cost of living one person
$629
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1529
$1983
🏠 One person rent
$305
$337
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$560
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$71.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$350
$409
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
38
79
😀 Quality of life
55
73
🏙️ Population
524K
3.06M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 22% less expensive than in Buenos Aires. Cities ranked 7416th and 6181st ($629 vs $809) 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 0.5 months in Buenos Aires. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Buenos Aires ranked 1st in Argentina, while ranked 5894th and 1497th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Buenos Aires
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$2.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$393
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$612
$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
48.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$2502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$2029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$7.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$6.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.9
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.92
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$84.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$130
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2154
$5117

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$547
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$468
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$317
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$558
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$435
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$525
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$658
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$567
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$529
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$532
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$611
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$693
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$549
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$548
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$528
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$562
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$563
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$532
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$563
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$597
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$549
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$549
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$564
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$565
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$513
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$685
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$552
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$475
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$562
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$842
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$499
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$595
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$585
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$521
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$479
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$645
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$546
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$563
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$563
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$563

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$550
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$508
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$547
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$547
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$549
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$548
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$551
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$550
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$549
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$549
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$452
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$548
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$549
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$548
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$549
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$544
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$640
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$548
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$548
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$547
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$548
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$555
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$549
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$615
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$490
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$552
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$550
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$523
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$559
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$552
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$550
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$553
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$549
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$546
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$560
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$550
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$561
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$557
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$553