Asuncion vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$395	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	58	93
🏙️ Population	462K	3.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 75% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6560th and 62nd ($847 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 50th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Los Angeles

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	Asuncion	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000