Asuncion vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$4820
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1219
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2088
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$518
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2681
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	98
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	462K	3.51M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 64% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6973rd and 1805th ($752 vs $2089) 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 6216th and 190th 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	$5.88	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$4.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$1000
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2540
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$8795
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$4558
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$43.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$9.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$71
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$103
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$702
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$14237

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1936
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1751
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1731
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1747
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1648
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1688
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1350
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1366
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1251
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1384
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1433
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1408
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1215
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$918
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1260
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1387
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1451
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1349
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1461
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1146
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1253
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1462
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1356
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1435
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1471
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1300
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1365
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1123
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1388
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1331
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1299
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$957
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1385
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1366
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1797