Asuncion vs Charlotte - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Charlotte
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$5839
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1559
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2624
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$636
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$4485
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	68
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	462K	875K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 75% less expensive than in Charlotte. Cities ranked 7323rd and 761st ($635 vs $2528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 705th in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.8 months in Charlotte. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Charlotte ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 6144th and 252nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Charlotte

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	Asuncion	Charlotte
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1601
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$3268
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$63.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$4188
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$2832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$90.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$7.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$8.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$25.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$54
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1337
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$25956

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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 Charlotte

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Matthews	$2271
17 km or 11 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
20 km or 13 mi	Huntersville	$2188
23 km or 14 mi	Indian Trail	$2225
28 km or 18 mi	Cornelius	$2166
30 km or 18 mi	Concord	$2147
31 km or 19 mi	Gastonia	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
36 km or 22 mi	Rock Hill	$2177
38 km or 23 mi	Monroe	$2182
40 km or 25 mi	Mooresville	$2072
57 km or 35 mi	Lancaster	$2170
59 km or 37 mi	Salisbury	$2117
62 km or 39 mi	Statesville	$2090
63 km or 39 mi	Shelby	$1474
72 km or 45 mi	Hickory	$1851
94 km or 58 mi	Forest	$1951
101 km or 63 mi	Thomasville	$2058
104 km or 64 mi	Rockingham	$2136
104 km or 65 mi	Spartanburg	$1925
108 km or 67 mi	Asheboro	$2091
111 km or 69 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
113 km or 70 mi	High Point	$1934
120 km or 75 mi	Kernersville	$2169
130 km or 81 mi	Greer	$2292
132 km or 82 mi	Greensboro	$2011
138 km or 86 mi	Columbia	$1809
142 km or 88 mi	Mauldin	$2404
143 km or 89 mi	Lexington	$1929
147 km or 91 mi	Greenville	$2530
152 km or 94 mi	Florence	$1907
152 km or 95 mi	Sumter	$1902
154 km or 96 mi	Sanford	$2184
159 km or 99 mi	Burlington	$2144
160 km or 99 mi	Asheville	$2697
166 km or 103 mi	Greenwood	$2106
176 km or 109 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
179 km or 111 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
180 km or 112 mi	Lumberton	$2100
184 km or 114 mi	Anderson	$1888