Asuncion vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$361
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
35
67
😀 Quality of life
53
54
🏙️ Population
524K
2.53M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 17% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6685th and 6140th ($722 vs $867) 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 6074th and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$6416

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$660
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$650
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$354
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$564
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$444
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$577
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$523
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$403
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$554
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$340
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$580
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$725
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$429
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$368
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$644
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$604
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$648
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$619
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$661
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$431
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$428
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$611
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$554
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$610
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$681
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$607
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$525
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$653
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$957
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$636
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$632
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$694
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$688
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$511
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$716
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$626
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$658
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617