Asuncion vs Istanbul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Istanbul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$3260
🏠 One person rent	$344	$675
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1155
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$361
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$958
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	462K	15.7M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 44% less expensive than in Istanbul. Cities ranked 7000th and 4522nd ($718 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Turkey, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in Istanbul. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Istanbul ranked 1st in Turkey, while ranked 6174th and 1015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Istanbul

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	Asuncion	Istanbul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$51.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$8.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$864
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$944
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$47.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$73.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	46.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$2833
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1376
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$47.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$6.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$8.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$8.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$9.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1043
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$18637

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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 Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$679
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$659
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$819
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$835
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$838
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$985
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$725
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$915
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$679
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$724
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$787
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$562
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$547
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$686
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$837
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$691
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$574
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$704
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$695
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$777
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$821
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$612
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$848
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$713
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$1151
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$655
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$732
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$697
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$1039
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$1006
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$618
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$699
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$664
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$591
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$725
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$745
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$760
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$1067
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$1013