Asuncion vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$3795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$8459
🏠 One person rent	$395	$2638
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$4600
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$890
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$7880
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	25
😀 Quality of life	58	80
🏙️ Population	462K	47K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 78% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 6560th and 15th ($847 vs $3795) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 2.1 months in George Town. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 6137th and 717th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs George Town

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	Asuncion	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$15.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2779
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$2290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$4062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$114
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	8.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$8738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$3024
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$7.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$25.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$4.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$18.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$25
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$138
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1829
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$26968

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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 George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1090
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1160
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1213
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1522
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1168
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1196
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1163
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1319
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1619
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1024
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1073
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$964
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1152
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2128
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$874
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1482
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1163
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1352
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2957
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1132
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1149
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1260
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1177
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1294
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1673