Asuncion vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$635
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$1647
🏠 One person rent	$344	$252
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$428
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$917
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	94
😀 Quality of life	57	75
🏙️ Population	462K	20.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 13% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 7000th and 7530th ($718 vs $635) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th in Paraguay and China, respectively. Check Paraguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.4 months in Chengdu. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Chengdu ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6174th and 1800th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Chengdu

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	Asuncion	Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$2.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$183
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$574
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$30.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$46.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$12.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$3973
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$2045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$3.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$11647

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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 Chengdu

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi	Chongzhou	$596
38 km or 24 mi	Pengzhou	$588
41 km or 25 mi	Guanghan	$571
53 km or 33 mi	Shifang	$557
55 km or 34 mi	Jianyang	$591
56 km or 35 mi	Dujiangyan	$583
60 km or 38 mi	Deyang	$563
65 km or 40 mi	Qionglai	$580
71 km or 44 mi	Meishan	$599
77 km or 48 mi	Mianzhu	$544
81 km or 50 mi	Ziyang	$598
110 km or 68 mi	Mianyang	$528
124 km or 77 mi	Leshan	$563
127 km or 79 mi	Ya'an	$571
127 km or 79 mi	Shehong	$551
131 km or 81 mi	Emeishan	$552
139 km or 87 mi	Jiangyou	$536
145 km or 90 mi	Suining	$565
153 km or 95 mi	Neijiang	$645
161 km or 100 mi	Zigong	$573
188 km or 117 mi	Longchang	$575
193 km or 120 mi	Nanchong	$541
208 km or 129 mi	Langzhong	$538
219 km or 136 mi	Yibin	$570
237 km or 148 mi	Luzhou	$562
247 km or 153 mi	Guang'an	$569
259 km or 161 mi	Guangyuan	$587
261 km or 162 mi	Huaying	$542
265 km or 165 mi	Chongqing	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Bazhong	$601
333 km or 207 mi	Dazhou	$583
341 km or 212 mi	Longnan	$593
353 km or 220 mi	Xichang	$570
372 km or 231 mi	Zhaotong	$579
388 km or 241 mi	Hanzhong	$663
390 km or 243 mi	Renhuai	$538
392 km or 244 mi	Bijie	$569
408 km or 253 mi	Wanyuan	$567
431 km or 268 mi	Zunyi	$551
459 km or 285 mi	Liupanshui	$560