Asuncion vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$4406
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1052
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1518
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	66
😀 Quality of life	57	87
🏙️ Population	462K	633K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 59% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 6973rd and 2663rd ($752 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Memphis ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 362nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Memphis

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	Asuncion	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$64.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$963
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$841
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$64.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1671
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1396
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$49.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$8.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$27314

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822