Asuncion vs Dakar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Dakar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2994
🏠 One person rent	$314	$529
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1249
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$363
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	29
😀 Quality of life	51	47
🏙️ Population	462K	1.44M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 43% less expensive than in Dakar. Cities ranked 7323rd and 4757th ($635 vs $1114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Senegal, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Senegal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.3 months in Dakar. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Dakar ranked 1st in Senegal, while ranked 6144th and 6427th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Dakar

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	Asuncion	Dakar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$7.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$750
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1999
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$846
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$46.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	8.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$2214
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$1304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$1.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$4.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$7.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$6669

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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 Dakar

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Rufisque	$1046
58 km or 36 mi	Thies	$1052
121 km or 75 mi	Fatick	$998
163 km or 101 mi	Kaolack	$1000
166 km or 103 mi	Louga	$970
171 km or 106 mi	Banjul	$477
174 km or 108 mi	Lamin	$507
177 km or 110 mi	Saint-Louis	$960
185 km or 115 mi	Brikama	$552
266 km or 165 mi	Rosso	$647
271 km or 169 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
340 km or 211 mi	Kolda	$964
378 km or 235 mi	Bissau	$827
404 km or 251 mi	Nouakchott	$675
416 km or 258 mi	Bafata	$804
629 km or 391 mi	Boffa	$998
651 km or 404 mi	Praia	$840
668 km or 415 mi	Assomada	$838
709 km or 441 mi	Conakry	$1061
727 km or 452 mi	Forecariah	$998
757 km or 471 mi	Mamou	$1019
833 km or 518 mi	Freetown	$1346
841 km or 522 mi	Mindelo	$865
978 km or 607 mi	Bo	$1278
1009 km or 627 mi	Kankan	$1007
1023 km or 636 mi	Kenema	$1272
1048 km or 651 mi	Bamako	$569
1051 km or 653 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
1087 km or 675 mi	Banamba	$491
1088 km or 676 mi	Koulikoro	$490
1141 km or 709 mi	Bougouni	$489
1185 km or 736 mi	Monrovia	$523
1197 km or 744 mi	Kakata	$487
1215 km or 755 mi	Segou	$490
1220 km or 758 mi	Nzerekore	$999
1232 km or 766 mi	Markala	$489
1256 km or 781 mi	Yekepa	$487
1258 km or 782 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
1332 km or 828 mi	Sikasso	$499
1413 km or 878 mi	Korhogo	$916