Asuncion vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$395	$472
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$777
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	46
😀 Quality of life	58	54
🏙️ Population	462K	2.49M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 21% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 6560th and 5103rd ($847 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Paraguay and Cuba, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Cuba comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Havana. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Havana ranked 4th in Cuba, while ranked 6137th and 6382nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Havana

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	Asuncion	Havana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$33.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$297
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$537
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$688
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$28.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$43.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$76.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$332
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$398
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$5.53
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$7.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$8.51
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$5.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$6.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$1.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$63.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$35.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$7234

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1213
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1168
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1163
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1196
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1160
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1212
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2957
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1165
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1090
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$3151
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$2843
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$2859
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2805
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2747
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2668
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2854
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2636
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2483
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3216
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2556
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2487
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2471
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2602
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2840
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2747
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2808
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$3046
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2762
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2842
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2756
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2589
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2802
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2792
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2721
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$2958
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2607