Asuncion vs Lagos - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Lagos
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$3096
🏠 One person rent	$314	$598
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1649
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$162
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	47
😀 Quality of life	51	40
🏙️ Population	462K	15.1M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 43% less expensive than in Lagos. Cities ranked 7323rd and 4761st ($635 vs $1113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and Nigeria, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.1 months in Lagos. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Lagos ranked 1st in Nigeria, while ranked 6144th and 6935th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Lagos

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	Asuncion	Lagos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$2.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$49.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$8.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2294
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$28.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$42.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$34.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	16.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$5.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$5.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$0.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$4.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$1.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$1.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$0.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$2.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$22.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$64.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$83.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$2289

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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 Lagos

Distance	City	Cost of living
78 km or 48 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
87 km or 54 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
109 km or 68 mi	Cotonou	$709
120 km or 74 mi	Ibadan	$776
165 km or 102 mi	Oyo	$677
171 km or 106 mi	Ife	$779
176 km or 109 mi	Abomey	$590
195 km or 121 mi	Osogbo	$695
203 km or 126 mi	Save	$613
217 km or 135 mi	Akure	$634
239 km or 148 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
243 km or 151 mi	Lome	$755
245 km or 152 mi	Benin	$558
254 km or 158 mi	Owo	$651
261 km or 162 mi	Ilorin	$535
278 km or 173 mi	Atakpame	$647
280 km or 174 mi	Warri	$881
310 km or 193 mi	Kpalime	$632
324 km or 201 mi	Ho	$354
332 km or 206 mi	Hohoe	$575
355 km or 221 mi	Sotouboua	$649
375 km or 233 mi	Onitsha	$972
376 km or 234 mi	Sokode	$651
388 km or 241 mi	Tema	$553
389 km or 242 mi	Ashaiman	$560
406 km or 252 mi	Awka	$805
407 km or 253 mi	Koforidua	$588
408 km or 253 mi	Accra	$729
416 km or 258 mi	Owerri	$1611
422 km or 262 mi	Kara	$658
441 km or 274 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
452 km or 281 mi	Enugu	$462
463 km or 288 mi	Umuahia	$883
463 km or 288 mi	Aba	$621
495 km or 307 mi	Minna	$743
536 km or 333 mi	Abuja	$1502
555 km or 345 mi	Kumasi	$433
562 km or 350 mi	Obuasi	$551
570 km or 354 mi	Calabar	$384
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$507