Asuncion vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asuncion	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$361	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	72
😀 Quality of life	53	61
🏙️ Population	524K	4.43M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 20% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6685th and 5921st ($722 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and South Africa, respectively. Check Paraguay vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6074th and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Johannesburg

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	Asuncion	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.35	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.54%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3513	$4829

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$660
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$650
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$354
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$564
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$444
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$403
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$340
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$580
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$429
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$368
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$562
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$644
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$604
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$648
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$661
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$431
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$428
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$611
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$554
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$610
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$681
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$607
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$525
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$653
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$957
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$636
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$632
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$694
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$688
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$511
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$716
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$626
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$565
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$658
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$573

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952