Asuncion vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$6072
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1749
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$3066
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$234
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1241
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	57	82
🏙️ Population	462K	7.41M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 72% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 6973rd and 621st ($752 vs $2674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Hong Kong. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 6216th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Hong Kong

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	Asuncion	Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$2025
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$1485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$3592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$21
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$25175
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$16126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$24.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$9.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$77.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1026
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$22890

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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 Hong Kong

Distance	City	Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi	Kowloon	$2415
30 km or 19 mi	Shenzhen	$939
61 km or 38 mi	Zhuhai	$674
64 km or 40 mi	Macau	$1718
88 km or 55 mi	Zhongshan	$534
95 km or 59 mi	Dongguan	$666
96 km or 60 mi	Huizhou	$621
116 km or 72 mi	Jiangmen	$848
132 km or 82 mi	Guangzhou	$782
132 km or 82 mi	Shanwei	$943
137 km or 85 mi	Foshan	$611
152 km or 94 mi	Kaiping	$844
173 km or 107 mi	Heyuan	$765
193 km or 120 mi	Qingyuan	$795
195 km or 121 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
229 km or 143 mi	Yunfu	$832
231 km or 144 mi	Yangjiang	$896
236 km or 147 mi	Puning	$589
267 km or 166 mi	Jieyang	$464
286 km or 178 mi	Shaoguan	$807
287 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$602
297 km or 184 mi	Chaozhou	$465
301 km or 187 mi	Meizhou	$673
320 km or 199 mi	Wuzhou	$816
333 km or 207 mi	Lianzhou	$760
341 km or 212 mi	Maoming	$789
343 km or 213 mi	Gaozhou	$790
357 km or 222 mi	Hezhou	$769
403 km or 250 mi	Ganzhou	$814
406 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
408 km or 254 mi	Chenzhou	$730
414 km or 257 mi	Yulin	$738
427 km or 266 mi	Longyan	$698
435 km or 270 mi	Zhangzhou	$696
469 km or 292 mi	Xiamen	$723
471 km or 292 mi	Haikou	$694
475 km or 295 mi	Guigang	$699
489 km or 304 mi	Kinmen	$903
516 km or 320 mi	Guilin	$533
529 km or 329 mi	Laibin	$608