Asuncion vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$4783
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1165
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$1995
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$4156
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	77
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	462K	639K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 67% less expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 7159th and 1856th ($666 vs $2006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1553rd 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 2.1 months in Detroit. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Detroit ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 6136th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.64	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$68.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$2485
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$60.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$1059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$16775

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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 Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1851
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2032
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1703
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1968
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2109
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1923
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1978
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1813
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2058
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1908
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1969
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1728
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1926
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1987
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1848
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1833
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1975
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1880
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1849
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1880
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1955
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2109
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1909
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2291
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1939
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2397
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1700
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1876
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1713
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2260
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1905
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1662
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1561
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1936
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614