Asuncion vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$5394
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1281
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2031
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$603
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4606
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	462K	2.3M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 67% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6973rd and 1354th ($752 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1137th in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 2 months in Houston. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Houston

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	Asuncion	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1411
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$1003
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$63.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2542
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$22380

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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 Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221