Asuncion vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1209
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2848
🏠 One person rent	$348	$584
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$940
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2099
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	35	45
😀 Quality of life	57	78
🏙️ Population	462K	4.7M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 38% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 6973rd and 4757th ($752 vs $1209) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.7 months in Jeddah. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6216th and 990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Jeddah

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	Asuncion	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$46.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$556
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1019
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$98.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$67.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	4.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1688
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1003
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$45.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$6.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$7.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$4.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$86.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$58.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$7655

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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 Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$1107
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$964
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$795
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1168
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$906
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$893
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$902
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$942
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$498
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$815
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$497
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1005
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$865
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1104
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$531
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$369
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$491
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$931
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$775
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$931
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$498
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1074
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$385
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$448
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$354
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1632
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$360
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$598
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$551
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$492
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$810
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$479
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$790
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$491
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$415
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$776
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$819
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$494