Asuncion vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2788
🏠 One person rent	$395	$547
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$919
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$351
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$420
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	73
😀 Quality of life	58	60
🏙️ Population	462K	4.8M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 30% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6560th and 4745th ($847 vs $1204) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6137th and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$5103

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1104
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$912
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1031
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$851
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$784
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$997
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1015
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$742
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$994
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$902
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$875
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$872
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$811
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$903
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$691
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$723
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$691
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$607
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$882
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$663
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$494
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$660
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$615
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$611
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$549
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$904
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$912
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$590
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1014
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$938
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$632
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$965