Asuncion vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$2953
🏠 One person rent	$338	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$874
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$442
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$538
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	23
😀 Quality of life	51	47
🏙️ Population	462K	235K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 32% less expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 7159th and 5796th ($666 vs $986) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and Guyana, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 6136th and 6383rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.64	$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$55
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$1327
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$3910
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$1737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$5.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$8.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$5.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$22.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$6.46
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$37.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$23107

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1015
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$869
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$785
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$770
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$586
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$964
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1164
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1101
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1698
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$871
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1642
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1065
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1061
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$719
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$731
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1390
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$662
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$627
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$691
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$692
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$981
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1004
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$704
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$821
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$783
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1159
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$752
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$787