Asuncion vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1796
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4088
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1008
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1727
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$573
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$3260
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	34
😀 Quality of life	58	85
🏙️ Population	462K	679K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 53% less expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 6560th and 2822nd ($847 vs $1796) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1955th 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 145th in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 437th 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	$6.77	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$78.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1021
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1458
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1769
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1792
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.06
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$9.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$5.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$46.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$6901

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373