Asuncion vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$344	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$504
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	36	40
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	462K	580K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 47% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 7000th and 4339th ($718 vs $1364) 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6174th and 6173rd 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	$5.46	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$4783

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713