Asuncion vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$1863
🏠 One person rent	$338	$377
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$488
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	23
😀 Quality of life	51	53
🏙️ Population	462K	2.06M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 17% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 7159th and 6439th ($666 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Manaus ranked 22nd in Brazil, while ranked 6136th and 6028th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Manaus

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	Asuncion	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.64	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$71.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	9.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$1459
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$883
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$38.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$6.48
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$9.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$9.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$37.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$40
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$57.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$212
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$4749

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$708
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$708
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$714
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$708
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$725
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$727
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$728
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$603
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$666
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$586
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$639
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$603
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$630
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1015
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$582
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$633
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$843
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$611
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$598
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1013
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$691
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$601
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$986
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$869
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$625
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$780
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1310
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$602
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1698
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$652
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1642
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$538
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$785
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$751
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$770
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$870
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$668