Asuncion vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2754
🏠 One person rent	$348	$522
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$894
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	73
😀 Quality of life	57	65
🏙️ Population	462K	4.8M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 36% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6973rd and 4839th ($752 vs $1171) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 6216th and 5190th 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	$5.88	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$5808

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$1089
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$958
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$1057
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$892
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$792
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$967
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$1049
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$765
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$950
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$910
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$899
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$875
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$826
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$901
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$697
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$731
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$694
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$652
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$912
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$662
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$511
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$681
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$630
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$551
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$927
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$916
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$966
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$948
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$633
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$950