Asuncion vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2388
🏠 One person rent	$348	$381
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$596
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$476
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$63.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	4
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	462K	24.5K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 24% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6973rd and 5701st ($752 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6216th and 6376th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Kingstown

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	Asuncion	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.67
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$51.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	7.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$9.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$6.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$73.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$11266

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$989
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1170
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1079
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1078
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1454
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1336
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1136
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1012
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1232
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1010
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1733
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$699
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$641
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$844
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1166
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$679
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1145
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$767
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1332
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$771
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$888
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$675
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$741
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$788