Asuncion vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$314	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	4
😀 Quality of life	51	26
🏙️ Population	462K	13.9K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 36% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 7323rd and 5500th ($635 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.6 months in Kingstown. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6144th and 8510th 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	$4.55	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789