Asuncion vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$314	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	78
😀 Quality of life	51	65
🏙️ Population	462K	9.94M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 35% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 7323rd and 5647th ($635 vs $977) 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 0.5 months in Lima. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6144th and 4234th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Lima

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	Asuncion	Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$7764

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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 Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697