Asuncion vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Asuncion Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$629
$2154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1529
$5060
🏠 One person rent
$305
$1167
🏘️ Family rent
$571
$1817
🍽️ Food expenses
$200
$553
🚐 Transport expenses
$54.9
$288
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$350
$3795
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
38
100
😀 Quality of life
55
99
🏙️ Population
524K
4.53M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 71% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7416th and 420th ($629 vs $2154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Paraguay and Australia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Melbourne ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5894th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.4
$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.5
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.6
$7.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$1199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$225
$956
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$612
$2131
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$1465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.1
$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$56.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.15%
4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$7253
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$874
$6427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$3.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.2
$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.9
$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.85
$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$9.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.35
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.56
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.57
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.37
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.57
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.5
$47.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.9
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.92
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$151
$1770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2154
$19362

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$658
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$567
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$529
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$532
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$611
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$693
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$549
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$548
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$528
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$562
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$563
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$532
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$563
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$597
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$549
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$549
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$564
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$565
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$513
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$685
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$552
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$475
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$562
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$842
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$499
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$595
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$585
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$521
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$479
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$645
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$546
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$563
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$563
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$1747
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$1583
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$1613
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$1510
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$1660
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1654
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$1940
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1561
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1598
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1659
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$1764
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1696
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$1105
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1659
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$1381
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$1557
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$1175
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$1445
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$1615
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$1650
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$1441
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$2217
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$1563
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$1607
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$1674
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$1572
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$1540
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$1544
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$1915
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$1562
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$1502
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$1873
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$1719
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$1982
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