Asuncion vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2110
🏠 One person rent	$395	$342
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$587
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$1288
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	96
😀 Quality of life	58	77
🏙️ Population	462K	18.7M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 8% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 6560th and 6854th ($847 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Paraguay and China, respectively. Check Paraguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6137th and 1149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Guangzhou

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	Asuncion	Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$19408

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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 Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$627
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$694
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$873
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$801
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$548
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$678
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$858
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$995
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1734
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$638
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$839
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2396
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$777
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$793
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$908
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$828
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$766
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$954
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$778
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$802
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$797
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$739
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$600
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$682
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$473
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$751
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$758
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$474
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$612
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$714
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$528
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$648
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$601
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$620
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$602
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$705
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$711