Asuncion vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$2095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4718
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1885
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$3093
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	53
😀 Quality of life	58	90
🏙️ Population	462K	1.31M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 60% less expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 6560th and 1759th ($847 vs $2095) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Paraguay and Canada, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Calgary ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 6137th and 187th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.66
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1234
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1946
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1549
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$3751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$3441
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$57.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$820
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$15881

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1927
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1874
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1733
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1835
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1974
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2307
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1749
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1771
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1953
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2180
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2135
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2505
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1703
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1787
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1729
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2100
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2290
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2427
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2053
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2930
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2100
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2141
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2523
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2492
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872