Asuncion vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$314	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	41
😀 Quality of life	51	54
🏙️ Population	462K	580K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 54% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 7323rd and 3941st ($635 vs $1378) 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 0.6 months in Kingston. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 6144th and 5942nd 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	$4.55	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$2764

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707