Asuncion vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$2261
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5455
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1267
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$2011
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$4659
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	58	96
🏙️ Population	462K	2.3M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 63% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 6560th and 1367th ($847 vs $2261) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1144th 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 2.1 months in Houston. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Houston ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$994
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1595
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2519
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$74.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1987
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$22291

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123