Asuncion vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Asuncion George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person
$629
$3090
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1529
$7177
🏠 One person rent
$305
$2073
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$3943
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$350
$4370
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
38
18
😀 Quality of life
55
75
🏙️ Population
524K
34.9K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 80% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 7416th and 28th ($629 vs $3090) 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 5894th and 1024th 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
$4.52
$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$118
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$6.61
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$2335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$1700
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$612
$4975
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$3303
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$128
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$9069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$5168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$18.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$29.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$4.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$4.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$5.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$7.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$5.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$6.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.26
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$9.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.9
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$102
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.92
$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$83.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$162
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2154
$20301

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Distance City Cost of living
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$547
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$468
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$317
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$558
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$435
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$525
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$658
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$567
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$529
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$532
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$611
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$693
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$549
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$548
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$528
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$562
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$563
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$532
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$563
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$597
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$549
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$549
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$564
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$565
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$513
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$685
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$552
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$475
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$562
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$842
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$499
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$595
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$585
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$521
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$479
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$645
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$546
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$563
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$563
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$563

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Distance City Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi Cienfuegos
$1318
356 km or 221 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1421
361 km or 225 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$842
375 km or 233 mi Montego Bay
$869
377 km or 234 mi Santa Clara
$1341
381 km or 237 mi Placetas
$1338
385 km or 239 mi Colon
$1365
394 km or 245 mi Ciego de Avila
$1363
402 km or 250 mi Guines
$1365
412 km or 256 mi Florida
$1290
414 km or 257 mi Sagua La Grande
$1346
418 km or 260 mi Artemisa
$1306
418 km or 260 mi Cardenas
$1364
419 km or 260 mi Matanzas
$888
422 km or 262 mi Pinar del Rio
$1347
425 km or 264 mi Moron
$1361
429 km or 266 mi Camaguey
$1390
430 km or 267 mi Mandeville
$600
440 km or 273 mi Havana
$908
459 km or 285 mi May Pen
$830
461 km or 287 mi Manzanillo
$2745
473 km or 294 mi Old Harbour
$676
476 km or 296 mi Linstead
$876
476 km or 296 mi Yara
$1362
487 km or 303 mi Spanish Town
$742
498 km or 310 mi Las Tunas
$1473
503 km or 312 mi Half Way Tree
$739
504 km or 313 mi Kingston
$1067
510 km or 317 mi Bayamo
$1352
533 km or 331 mi Port Antonio
$662
563 km or 350 mi Holguin
$902
573 km or 356 mi Palma Soriano
$1270
587 km or 365 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1336
588 km or 365 mi Key West
$3117
593 km or 369 mi Cozumel
$813
599 km or 372 mi Isla Mujeres
$706
608 km or 378 mi Cancun
$951
615 km or 382 mi Playa del Carmen
$772
646 km or 401 mi Tulum
$971
653 km or 405 mi Guantanamo
$1421