Asuncion vs Guayaquil - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Guayaquil
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2484
🏠 One person rent	$344	$452
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$582
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	36	46
😀 Quality of life	57	56
🏙️ Population	462K	2.65M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 29% less expensive than in Guayaquil. Cities ranked 7000th and 5530th ($718 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Ecuador, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.6 months in Guayaquil. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Guayaquil ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 6174th and 6218th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Guayaquil

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	Asuncion	Guayaquil
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$3.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$620
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$67.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$6.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$5.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$6.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$6540

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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 Guayaquil

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.9 km or 3.7 mi	Duran	$869
33 km or 21 mi	Milagro	$745
58 km or 36 mi	Babahoyo	$841
104 km or 65 mi	Montanita	$728
113 km or 70 mi	La Libertad	$712
121 km or 75 mi	Machala	$587
126 km or 78 mi	Cuenca	$780
137 km or 85 mi	Quevedo	$649
141 km or 87 mi	Portoviejo	$776
148 km or 92 mi	Riobamba	$509
165 km or 103 mi	Manta	$859
166 km or 103 mi	Tumbes	$582
175 km or 109 mi	Ambato	$542
215 km or 133 mi	Loja	$601
229 km or 142 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
250 km or 155 mi	Mancora	$656
267 km or 166 mi	Quito	$882
308 km or 191 mi	Talara	$704
315 km or 196 mi	Sullana	$596
344 km or 214 mi	Ibarra	$585
345 km or 215 mi	Piura	$648
348 km or 216 mi	Paita	$638
349 km or 217 mi	Esmeraldas	$606
409 km or 254 mi	Jaen	$609
418 km or 259 mi	Ipiales	$604
461 km or 286 mi	Tumaco	$622
476 km or 296 mi	Pasto	$608
502 km or 312 mi	Chachapoyas	$598
509 km or 316 mi	Chiclayo	$667
574 km or 357 mi	Cajamarca	$589
617 km or 383 mi	Tarapoto	$607
630 km or 392 mi	Popayan	$572
635 km or 395 mi	Florencia	$489
666 km or 414 mi	Trujillo	$730
729 km or 453 mi	Cali	$759
745 km or 463 mi	Buenaventura	$782
751 km or 466 mi	Palmira	$693
756 km or 470 mi	Iquitos	$748
764 km or 475 mi	Neiva	$565
779 km or 484 mi	Chimbote	$531