Asuncion vs Guarulhos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Guarulhos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$1848
🏠 One person rent	$344	$195
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$330
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$282
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$343
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	94
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	462K	1.32M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 3% more expensive than in Guarulhos. Cities ranked 7000th and 7112th ($718 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 62nd in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Guarulhos. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Guarulhos ranked 6th in Brazil, while ranked 6174th and 5499th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Guarulhos

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	Asuncion	Guarulhos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$7.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$194
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$31.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$49.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$8.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$8.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$331
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$8855

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Guarulhos

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.6 mi	Sao Paulo	$1052
17 km or 11 mi	Mairipora	$671
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
19 km or 12 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
19 km or 12 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
20 km or 13 mi	Poa	$639
21 km or 13 mi	Santo Andre	$690
23 km or 14 mi	Aruja	$664
24 km or 15 mi	Maua	$691
24 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
25 km or 16 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
26 km or 16 mi	Diadema	$698
27 km or 17 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
27 km or 17 mi	Osasco	$712
30 km or 18 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
30 km or 19 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
31 km or 20 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
35 km or 22 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
35 km or 22 mi	Barueri	$830
37 km or 23 mi	Cajamar	$693
38 km or 24 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
38 km or 24 mi	Jandira	$699
39 km or 24 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
39 km or 24 mi	Atibaia	$618
39 km or 24 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
41 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
42 km or 26 mi	Itapevi	$654
42 km or 26 mi	Cotia	$780
43 km or 26 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
43 km or 27 mi	Itanhaem	$666
47 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Cubatao	$657
50 km or 31 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
57 km or 35 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
59 km or 36 mi	Santos	$816
59 km or 37 mi	Bertioga	$659
60 km or 37 mi	Itatiba	$697
61 km or 38 mi	Jacarei	$704
61 km or 38 mi	Braganca Paulista	$668