Asuncion vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2496
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$6197
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1388
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2468
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$346
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4328
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	462K	5.35M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 70% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6973rd and 893rd ($752 vs $2496) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Paraguay and Australia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.7 months in Melbourne. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 6216th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Melbourne

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	Asuncion	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$71.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$9.06
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$4.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$1138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$52.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$6465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$5.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$25.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$53.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$2232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$26129

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1829
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1822
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1894
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1928
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1860
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1896
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2217
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1604
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1487
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1979
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1815
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1898
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1824
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1753
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2223
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1904
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1821
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2308
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1477
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1699
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2338
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1710
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1867
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2482
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2050
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2379
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1997
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2128
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1288
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172