Asuncion vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2356
🏠 One person rent	$344	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$1322
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	4
😀 Quality of life	57	52
🏙️ Population	462K	12.9K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 27% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 7000th and 5682nd ($718 vs $988) 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.3 months in Kingstown. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6174th and 6494th 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	$5.46	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$9791

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784