Asuncion vs Havana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Havana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$926
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$314	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$803
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$53.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	47
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	462K	2.49M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 31% less expensive than in Havana. Cities ranked 7323rd and 5902nd ($635 vs $926) 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 0.1 months in Havana. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Havana ranked 1st in Cuba, while ranked 6144th and 6054th 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	$4.55	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$6.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$23.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$35
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$396
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$9.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$6.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$0.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$34.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$10030

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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 Havana

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Guines	$1094
55 km or 34 mi	Artemisa	$1017
81 km or 50 mi	Matanzas	$1273
119 km or 74 mi	Cardenas	$1214
156 km or 97 mi	Colon	$1122
157 km or 97 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
169 km or 105 mi	Key West	$2897
226 km or 140 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
237 km or 147 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
260 km or 161 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
292 km or 181 mi	Placetas	$1101
322 km or 200 mi	Homestead	$4044
328 km or 204 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
337 km or 210 mi	Richmond West	$3092
340 km or 211 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
345 km or 215 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
345 km or 215 mi	Kendall West	$2805
358 km or 222 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
359 km or 223 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
360 km or 224 mi	Doral	$2553
362 km or 225 mi	Bonita Springs	$2581
366 km or 227 mi	Miami	$3075
366 km or 228 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
368 km or 229 mi	Hialeah	$2381
371 km or 230 mi	Estero	$2611
371 km or 230 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
373 km or 232 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
377 km or 234 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
377 km or 234 mi	North Miami	$2660
379 km or 236 mi	Miramar	$2732
381 km or 237 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
381 km or 237 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
385 km or 239 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
385 km or 239 mi	Cooper	$2710
386 km or 240 mi	Weston	$2590
387 km or 240 mi	Aventura	$2731
388 km or 241 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
389 km or 242 mi	Davie	$2681
389 km or 242 mi	Hollywood	$3016
391 km or 243 mi	Fort Myers	$2945