Asuncion vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2810
🏠 One person rent	$395	$579
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$535
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	65
😀 Quality of life	58	64
🏙️ Population	462K	2.53M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 27% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6560th and 4852nd ($847 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Colombia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 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 6137th and 5346th 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	$6.77	$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$8196

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$1012
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$737
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$802
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$862
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$769
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$749
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$749
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$537
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$816
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$858
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$559
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$958
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$797
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$1106
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$563
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$680
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$733
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$1045
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$816
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$795
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$630
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$856
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$788
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$593
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$850
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$765
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$586
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$727
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$740
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$606
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$674
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$678
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$678
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$685
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$678
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$631
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$687