Asuncion vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2503
🏠 One person rent	$395	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$771
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$632
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	77
😀 Quality of life	58	71
🏙️ Population	462K	9.94M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 18% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6560th and 5300th ($847 vs $1034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Peru, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6137th and 3484th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$4.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$28.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1102
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$580
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$39.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	8.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2328
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1422
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$7.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$10
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$5.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$31.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$83.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$11057

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$820
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$771
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$730
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$598
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$571
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$641
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$725
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$604
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$621
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$527
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$612
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$811
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$524
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$583
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$631
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$626
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$611
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$667
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$617
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$670
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$589
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$651
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$558
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$593
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$638
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$559
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$705
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$660
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$459
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$745
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$686
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$577
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$584
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$815
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$829
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$691
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$694
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$731