Asuncion vs Castries - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Castries
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2826
🏠 One person rent	$344	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$890
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$73.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$876
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	36	3
😀 Quality of life	57	40
🏙️ Population	462K	70K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 39% less expensive than in Castries. Cities ranked 7000th and 4773rd ($718 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Saint Lucia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Saint Lucia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in Castries. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Castries ranked 1st in Saint Lucia, while ranked 6174th and 7795th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Castries

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	Asuncion	Castries
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$7.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$588
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$648
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$73
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1812
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$33.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$6.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$7.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$4.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$6.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$197
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$8070

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Castries

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
66 km or 41 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
83 km or 51 mi	Georgetown	$988
98 km or 61 mi	Kingstown	$988
149 km or 93 mi	Roseau	$1008
172 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
180 km or 112 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
181 km or 112 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
222 km or 138 mi	Grenville	$1076
234 km or 146 mi	St. George's	$1075
234 km or 146 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
249 km or 155 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
250 km or 156 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
257 km or 160 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
259 km or 161 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
260 km or 162 mi	Le Moule	$1659
316 km or 196 mi	Scarborough	$1111
348 km or 216 mi	All Saints	$1135
357 km or 222 mi	St. John's	$1131
377 km or 234 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
378 km or 235 mi	San Juan	$1213
392 km or 244 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
410 km or 255 mi	Basseterre	$1336
415 km or 258 mi	Cayon	$1338
418 km or 260 mi	San Fernando	$1007
445 km or 277 mi	Carupano	$697
456 km or 283 mi	La Asuncion	$638
461 km or 286 mi	Porlamar	$610
497 km or 309 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
526 km or 327 mi	Cumana	$688
532 km or 330 mi	Maturin	$838
563 km or 350 mi	Tucupita	$764
577 km or 358 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
578 km or 359 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
586 km or 364 mi	Lecheria	$760
590 km or 367 mi	Barcelona	$908
626 km or 389 mi	Road Town	$2303
635 km or 395 mi	Anaco	$642
640 km or 398 mi	Cantaura	$674
641 km or 399 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042