Asuncion vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$635
$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1502
$2403
🏠 One person rent
$314
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$525
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$208
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$1383
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
72
😀 Quality of life
51
57
🏙️ Population
462K
4.43M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 36% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7323rd and 5539th ($635 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Paraguay and South Africa, respectively. Check Paraguay vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 6144th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.55
$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.9
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.62
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$347
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.1
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.4
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.6%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1267
$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$778
$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.86
$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.67
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.16
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.14
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.79
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.31
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.02
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.25
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.21
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.7
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$179
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3318
$5271

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$585
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$567
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$413
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$522
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$405
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$521
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$534
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$429
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$496
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$397
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$500
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$626
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$477
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$461
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$502
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$586
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$543
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$583
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$553
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$599
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$571
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$582
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$544
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$503
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$537
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$600
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$628
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$460
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$551
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$889
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$577
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$589
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$610
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$540
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$500
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$588
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$506
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$446
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$580
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$510

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$953
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$837
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$923
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$785
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$678
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$807
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$906
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$672
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$820
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$889
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$695
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$784
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$795
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$722
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$768
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$748
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$780
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$665
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$691
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$664
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$562
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$763
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$628
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$442
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$621
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$657
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$567
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$540
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$814
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$964
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1068
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$809
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$624
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1003