Asuncion vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2949
🏠 One person rent	$395	$575
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$998
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	47
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	462K	1.39M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 31% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 6560th and 4703rd ($847 vs $1222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 15th in Paraguay and Mexico, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in Guadalajara. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Guadalajara ranked 4th in Mexico, while ranked 6137th and 5440th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Guadalajara

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	Asuncion	Guadalajara
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$9.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$783
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$30.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$30
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	11.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$3299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$2044
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$33.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$4.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$35
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$11283

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1349
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$993
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$984
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1161
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$814
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$869
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$760
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$1005
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1420
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$941
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$932
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$968
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$959
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$920
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$1211
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$874
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$962
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$961
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$660
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$905
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$935
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$817
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$864
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$1255
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$902
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$1069
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$909
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$764
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$994
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1085