Asuncion vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	98
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	462K	3.42M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 64% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7323rd and 2443rd ($635 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Paraguay and Spain, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 6144th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Madrid

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	Asuncion	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522