Asuncion vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1828
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1019
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1739
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3236
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	34
😀 Quality of life	57	85
🏙️ Population	462K	679K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 59% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 6973rd and 2753rd ($752 vs $1828) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs El Paso ranked 154th in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 472nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs El Paso

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	Asuncion	El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$817
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$97.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$62.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1787
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1767
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$8.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$5.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$21.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$63.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$6914

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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 El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384