Asuncion vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1386
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3160
🏠 One person rent	$395	$775
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1348
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$359
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$405
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	55
😀 Quality of life	58	58
🏙️ Population	462K	3.78M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 39% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6560th and 4336th ($847 vs $1386) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and South Africa, respectively. Check Paraguay vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Cape Town ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6137th and 6134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Cape Town

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	Asuncion	Cape Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$6.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$591
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$72.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$41.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1508
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$8.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$8.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$6.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$9.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$6197

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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 Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893