Asuncion vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2487
🏠 One person rent	$344	$494
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$843
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$552
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	36	66
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	462K	2.53M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 30% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 7000th and 5342nd ($718 vs $1030) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and Colombia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 6174th and 5890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Medellin

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	Asuncion	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$6383

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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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$881
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$678
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$708
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$730
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$679
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$655
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$667
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$506
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$722
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1082
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$762
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$515
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$848
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$721
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$976
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$511
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$637
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$663
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$960
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$693
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$686
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$581
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$782
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$693
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$546
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$759
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$704
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$715
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$547
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$667
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$777
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$565
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$620
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$673
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$671
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$684
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$673
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$572
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$677