Asuncion vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$348	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$930
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	35	84
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	462K	9.37M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 15% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6973rd and 7557th ($752 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6216th and 3551st 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	$5.88	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$9430

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677