Asuncion vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2032
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$4925
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1878
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$664
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3072
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	77
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	462K	639K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 63% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 6973rd and 1947th ($752 vs $2032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Detroit ranked 95th in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Detroit

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	Asuncion	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$6.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1299
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$201
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$75.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$6.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$88.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$19339

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619