Asuncion vs Fortaleza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Fortaleza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$1867
🏠 One person rent	$348	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$500
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$264
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$95.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	43
😀 Quality of life	57	61
🏙️ Population	462K	2.58M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 7% less expensive than in Fortaleza. Cities ranked 6973rd and 6710th ($752 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Fortaleza. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Fortaleza ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 6216th and 5803rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Fortaleza

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	Asuncion	Fortaleza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$346
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$69.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	11.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1530
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$8.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$7.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$7.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$2506

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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 Fortaleza

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Caucaia	$760
112 km or 69 mi	Caninde	$677
120 km or 74 mi	Itapipoca	$546
125 km or 78 mi	Aracati	$684
148 km or 92 mi	Russas	$674
148 km or 92 mi	Quixada	$687
190 km or 118 mi	Sobral	$700
200 km or 124 mi	Acarau	$823
209 km or 130 mi	Mossoro	$577
273 km or 169 mi	Camocim	$740
288 km or 179 mi	Crateus	$652
300 km or 186 mi	Ico	$640
305 km or 189 mi	Iguatu	$635
342 km or 213 mi	Caico	$676
366 km or 227 mi	Piripiri	$640
372 km or 231 mi	Parnaiba	$706
392 km or 243 mi	Patos	$608
397 km or 247 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$609
402 km or 250 mi	Crato	$611
434 km or 269 mi	Natal	$600
487 km or 303 mi	Salgueiro	$609
487 km or 303 mi	Campina Grande	$578
495 km or 307 mi	Picos	$605
498 km or 309 mi	Teresina	$559
501 km or 312 mi	Timon	$543
536 km or 333 mi	Chapadinha	$653
546 km or 340 mi	Arcoverde	$628
550 km or 342 mi	Caxias	$563
554 km or 344 mi	Joao Pessoa	$787
578 km or 359 mi	Goiana	$601
580 km or 360 mi	Caruaru	$579
584 km or 363 mi	Carpina	$622
600 km or 373 mi	Codo	$615
602 km or 374 mi	Floriano	$582
617 km or 383 mi	Garanhuns	$687
618 km or 384 mi	Camaragibe	$589
619 km or 384 mi	Paulista	$452
622 km or 387 mi	Coroata	$659
623 km or 387 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$743
626 km or 389 mi	Olinda	$595