Asuncion vs Guadalajara - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Guadalajara
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1017
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2509
🏠 One person rent	$314	$480
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$349
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$652
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	49
😀 Quality of life	51	57
🏙️ Population	462K	1.46M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 38% less expensive than in Guadalajara. Cities ranked 7323rd and 5385th ($635 vs $1017) 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 0.6 months in Guadalajara. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Guadalajara ranked 7th in Mexico, while ranked 6144th and 5625th 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	$4.55	$9.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$791
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$18.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$28.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$2393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$1599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$8.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$7.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$9.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$4.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$5853

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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 Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214