Asuncion vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$395	$740
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$745
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	41
😀 Quality of life	58	61
🏙️ Population	462K	938K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 43% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6560th and 4050th ($847 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Jamaica, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6137th and 5741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Kingston

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	Asuncion	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$5834

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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 Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814