Asuncion vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2799
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$6454
🏠 One person rent	$344	$1702
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2727
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$5210
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	462K	2.75M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 74% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 7000th and 394th ($718 vs $2799) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 338th 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.9 months in Chicago. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Chicago ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6174th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$86.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1993
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1414
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$3215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$3645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$2499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$4.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$16.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$68.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$2032
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$23423

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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 Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2384
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2360
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2396
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2386
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2367
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2287
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2393
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2385
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2399
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2366
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2400
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2426
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2288
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2398
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2406
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2405
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2549
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2393
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2413
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2395
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$2030
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2327
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2392
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2379
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2462
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$2008
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2388
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2399
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2468
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2363
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2495
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2268
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2392
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2368
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2261
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2392
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$1989
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2376
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2426