Asuncion vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1917
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4608
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1113
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1707
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$568
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$3719
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	66
😀 Quality of life	58	87
🏙️ Population	462K	633K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 56% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6560th and 2305th ($847 vs $1917) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1739th in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Memphis ranked 96th in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.76
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1418
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$65.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$49.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$9.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$8.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$29.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$44
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$27334

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2405
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2185
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1891
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1979
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1888
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2058
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2300
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2171
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1985
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1782
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1890
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1838
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1588
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1534
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1638
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1816
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1883
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1525
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1862
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1922
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1427
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1940
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1868
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1756
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1749
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1968
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1725
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1686
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2027
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1812
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1666
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2074
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1429
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1427
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2809