Asuncion vs Freetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Freetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1347
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$1705
🏠 One person rent	$344	$974
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$652
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$120
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	36	22
😀 Quality of life	57	29
🏙️ Population	462K	951K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 47% less expensive than in Freetown. Cities ranked 7000th and 4374th ($718 vs $1347) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Sierra Leone, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Sierra Leone comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.1 months in Freetown. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Freetown ranked 2nd in Sierra Leone, while ranked 6174th and 8809th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Freetown

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	Asuncion	Freetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.21
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$1.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$797
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$85.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	12.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$6.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$5.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$5.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$1.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$1.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$1.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$2.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$10
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$63.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$87.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$3183

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Freetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
126 km or 78 mi	Conakry	$1067
137 km or 85 mi	Forecariah	$999
174 km or 108 mi	Bo	$1283
207 km or 128 mi	Boffa	$999
235 km or 146 mi	Kenema	$1281
246 km or 153 mi	Mamou	$1021
341 km or 212 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
361 km or 224 mi	Monrovia	$536
385 km or 239 mi	Kakata	$502
439 km or 273 mi	Bafata	$872
456 km or 283 mi	Bissau	$895
480 km or 298 mi	Kankan	$1007
493 km or 306 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
514 km or 319 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
525 km or 326 mi	Kolda	$1044
527 km or 327 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
603 km or 375 mi	Greenville	$502
650 km or 404 mi	Brikama	$598
660 km or 410 mi	Lamin	$541
662 km or 412 mi	Banjul	$516
701 km or 436 mi	Kaolack	$1088
709 km or 441 mi	Bougouni	$508
736 km or 457 mi	Fatick	$1084
736 km or 458 mi	Bamako	$583
788 km or 490 mi	Koulikoro	$506
807 km or 502 mi	Thies	$1140
821 km or 510 mi	Rufisque	$1141
833 km or 518 mi	Dakar	$1221
842 km or 523 mi	Korhogo	$1099
846 km or 526 mi	Banamba	$506
846 km or 526 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
857 km or 532 mi	Louga	$1060
887 km or 551 mi	Sikasso	$514
896 km or 557 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
907 km or 564 mi	Bouake	$1123
911 km or 566 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
917 km or 570 mi	Divo	$1083
935 km or 581 mi	Rosso	$630
940 km or 584 mi	Segou	$506