Asuncion vs Cali - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Cali
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$748
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$314	$287
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$269
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$394
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	35	45
😀 Quality of life	51	50
🏙️ Population	462K	2.47M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 15% less expensive than in Cali. Cities ranked 7323rd and 6679th ($635 vs $748) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 0.5 months in Cali. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Cali ranked 4th in Colombia, while ranked 6144th and 6204th 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	$4.55	$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$264
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$384
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$76.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	13.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$992
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$8.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$5.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$4.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$6351

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Cali

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Palmira	$666
74 km or 46 mi	Buenaventura	$742
80 km or 50 mi	Tulua	$513
111 km or 69 mi	Popayan	$477
148 km or 92 mi	Neiva	$557
154 km or 96 mi	Armenia	$598
160 km or 100 mi	Cartago	$649
170 km or 105 mi	Salento	$605
178 km or 111 mi	Pereira	$680
184 km or 114 mi	Ibague	$529
213 km or 132 mi	Girardot	$493
214 km or 133 mi	Manizales	$653
227 km or 141 mi	Florencia	$410
251 km or 156 mi	Quibdo	$705
262 km or 163 mi	Pasto	$514
285 km or 177 mi	Facatativa	$674
285 km or 177 mi	Soacha	$794
301 km or 187 mi	Bogota	$887
308 km or 192 mi	Tumaco	$571
316 km or 196 mi	Ipiales	$531
321 km or 200 mi	Envigado	$897
329 km or 204 mi	Medellin	$906
330 km or 205 mi	Villavicencio	$497
330 km or 205 mi	Zipaquira	$709
339 km or 210 mi	Bello	$839
386 km or 240 mi	Ibarra	$519
421 km or 261 mi	Tunja	$563
446 km or 277 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
463 km or 288 mi	Quito	$884
469 km or 291 mi	Duitama	$882
471 km or 293 mi	Sogamoso	$534
500 km or 311 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
504 km or 313 mi	Yopal	$722
506 km or 314 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
518 km or 322 mi	Turbo	$664
554 km or 344 mi	Floridablanca	$648
556 km or 346 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
571 km or 354 mi	Ambato	$573
595 km or 369 mi	Quevedo	$651
596 km or 370 mi	Monteria	$645