Asuncion vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$344	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	36	23
😀 Quality of life	57	59
🏙️ Population	462K	2.06M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 9% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 7000th and 6721st ($718 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th 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 24th in Brazil, while ranked 6174th and 5990th 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	$5.46	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$4650

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660