Asuncion vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	67
😀 Quality of life	51	87
🏙️ Population	462K	633K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 66% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 7323rd and 2179th ($635 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1817th 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 73rd in the United States, while ranked 6144th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$27369

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738