Asuncion vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$395	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$569
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	35	29
😀 Quality of life	58	47
🏙️ Population	462K	1.58M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 2% less expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 6560th and 6442nd ($847 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 117th in Paraguay and Mexico, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 6137th and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Leon

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	Asuncion	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$3154

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832