Asuncion vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$395	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$1012
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	84
😀 Quality of life	58	71
🏙️ Population	462K	9.37M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 27% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6560th and 7494th ($847 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6137th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Hefei

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	Asuncion	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$8681

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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 Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693