Asuncion vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$850
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2137
🏠 One person rent	$395	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$294
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$505
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	35	47
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	462K	2.47M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 0.3% less expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 6560th and 6549th ($847 vs $850) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Paraguay and Colombia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.6 months in Cali. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 6137th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Cali

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	Asuncion	Cali
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$5.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.78
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$54.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$83.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$24.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	11.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$32.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$8.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.54
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$6818

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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 Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$788
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$856
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$563
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$631
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$606
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$749
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$769
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$749
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$862
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$537
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$559
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$737
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$524
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$802
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$675
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$816
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$958
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$1106
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$694
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$672
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$1041
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$1162
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$593
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$858
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$1012
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$557
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$680
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$864
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$1045
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$630
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$740
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$592
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$797
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$795
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$516
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$653
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$733