Asuncion vs Cape Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Cape Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$3099
🏠 One person rent	$348	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1343
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$404
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	55
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	462K	3.78M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 45% less expensive than in Cape Town. Cities ranked 6973rd and 4432nd ($752 vs $1366) 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.3 months in Cape Town. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Cape Town ranked 4th in South Africa, while ranked 6216th and 6382nd 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	$5.88	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$49.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$594
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$84.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1500
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$9.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$8.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$8.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$5378

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1345
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$718
371 km or 231 mi	George	$927
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$980
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1036
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$811
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$874
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1050
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$927
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1419
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$795
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$630
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$681
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$952
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$826
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$986
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$875
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$901
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$934
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$697
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$694
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$765
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1057
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$731
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$662
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$958
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1023
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1089
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$948
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$968
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$905