Asuncion vs Chicago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Chicago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2667
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$6807
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$3056
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$4901
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	51	96
🏙️ Population	462K	2.75M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 75% less expensive than in Chicago. Cities ranked 7159th and 483rd ($666 vs $2667) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 425th 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 1.8 months in Chicago. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Chicago ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 6136th and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Chicago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.64	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$87.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$3.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1974
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1280
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$3828
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$3554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$3158
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$76.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$95.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$2457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$19423

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near Chicago

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Cicero	$2427
14 km or 8.8 mi	Berwyn	$2463
14 km or 8.9 mi	Oak Park	$2424
16 km or 10 mi	Elmwood Park	$2375
18 km or 11 mi	Maywood	$2376
18 km or 11 mi	Evanston	$2177
19 km or 12 mi	Skokie	$2307
19 km or 12 mi	Burbank	$2344
20 km or 12 mi	Melrose Park	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Oak Lawn	$2326
22 km or 14 mi	Morton Grove	$2367
22 km or 14 mi	Niles	$2412
23 km or 14 mi	Park Ridge	$2393
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmette	$2292
25 km or 16 mi	Blue Island	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Elmhurst	$2305
27 km or 17 mi	Glenview	$2360
28 km or 17 mi	Des Plaines	$2358
28 km or 18 mi	Dolton	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Villa Park	$2268
30 km or 19 mi	Harvey	$2292
30 km or 19 mi	East Chicago	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Westmont	$2293
31 km or 19 mi	Calumet	$2296
31 km or 20 mi	South Holland	$2295
32 km or 20 mi	Lombard	$2224
32 km or 20 mi	Hammond	$1975
32 km or 20 mi	Oak Forest	$2276
33 km or 20 mi	Northbrook	$2392
33 km or 20 mi	Mount Prospect	$2363
33 km or 20 mi	Darien	$2276
33 km or 21 mi	Elk Grove Village	$2380
34 km or 21 mi	Downers Grove	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Orland Park	$2269
36 km or 22 mi	Lansing	$2280
36 km or 22 mi	Glen Ellyn	$2134
37 km or 23 mi	Highland Park	$2331
37 km or 23 mi	Munster	$2002
37 km or 23 mi	Tinley Park	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Wheeling	$2357