Asuncion vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$361
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$410
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
35
77
😀 Quality of life
53
64
🏙️ Population
524K
9.94M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 23% less expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 6685th and 5780th ($722 vs $932) 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6074th and 4655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$7186

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$650
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$354
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$564
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$444
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$577
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$523
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$403
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$554
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$340
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$580
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$725
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$429
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$368
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$644
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$604
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$648
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$619
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$661
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$431
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$428
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$611
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$554
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$610
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$681
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$607
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$525
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$653
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$957
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$636
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$632
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$694
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$688
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$511
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$716
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$626
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$658
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
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$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731