Asuncion vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$3754
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$8993
🏠 One person rent	$314	$2648
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$5345
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$845
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$54.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$6732
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	35	20
😀 Quality of life	51	78
🏙️ Population	462K	41K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 83% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7323rd and 11th ($635 vs $3754) 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 1.8 months in George Town. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 6144th and 685th 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	$4.55	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$6.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$3.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$2615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$2356
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$5826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$4835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$112
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$10761
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$4170
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$29.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$5.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$5.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$8.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$4.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$7.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$4.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$9.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$90.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1705
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$24513

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561