Asuncion vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$4432
🏠 One person rent	$344	$1087
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1566
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$571
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$87.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$3456
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	66
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	462K	633K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 62% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 7000th and 2352nd ($718 vs $1891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1822nd 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.8 months in Memphis. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Memphis ranked 93rd in the United States, while ranked 6174th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$882
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1417
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$61.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1503
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$9.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$7.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$27140

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2392
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2182
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2021
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1854
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2306
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1994
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1749
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1858
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1635
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1670
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1837
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1813
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1637
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1843
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1948
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1593
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1878
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2033
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1404
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1960
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2007
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1818
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1783
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1966
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1685
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1710
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2041
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1889
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2165
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1397
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1354
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2855