Asuncion vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$5589
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1325
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$2490
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$4672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	51	92
🏙️ Population	462K	2.3M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 70% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 7159th and 1258th ($666 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6136th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.64	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$22908

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156