Asuncion vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$344	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2042
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$4580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	462K	2.3M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 68% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7000th and 1375th ($718 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1186th 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 2 months in Houston. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6174th and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$23708

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233