Asuncion vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$348	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$358
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	35
😀 Quality of life	57	56
🏙️ Population	462K	756K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 11% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 6973rd and 7403rd ($752 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and Bolivia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6216th and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs La Paz

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	Asuncion	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$3005

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$665
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$610
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$571
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$601
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$605
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$461
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$727
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$652
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$626
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$508
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$1010
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$691
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$556
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$738
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$816
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$812
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$661
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$746
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1103
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$731
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$739
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$701
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$564
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$611
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$649
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$618
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$693
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$572
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$832
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$701
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1075
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$844
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661