Asuncion vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2628
🏠 One person rent
$338
$603
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$1117
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1545
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
55
😀 Quality of life
51
59
🏙️ Population
462K
3.78M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 41% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 7159th and 4849th ($666 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and South Africa, respectively. Check Paraguay vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.4 months in Cape Town. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Cape Town ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6136th and 5407th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$7.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.53
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$452
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$889
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$91.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.8
$41.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
11.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$1902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$1292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$8.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3909
$4270

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$620
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$604
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$335
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$534
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$411
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$541
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$486
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$379
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$515
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$314
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$531
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$644
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$439
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$373
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$615
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$585
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$600
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$596
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$629
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$481
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$487
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$592
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$557
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$593
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$635
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$660
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$482
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$619
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$881
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$622
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$623
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$629
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$647
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$472
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$641
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$534
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$608
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
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$850
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$649
371 km or 231 mi George
$790
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$901
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$970
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$741
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$792
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$953
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$859
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$1286
882 km or 548 mi East London
$703
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$696
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$581
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$627
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$862
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$774
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$832
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$788
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$689
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$809
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$717
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$779
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$692
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$690
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$717
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$971
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$943
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$718
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$654
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$1079
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$874
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$840
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$997
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$834
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$818
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$790