Asuncion vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2298
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$5364
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1380
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2408
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$677
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$86
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3995
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	68
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	462K	504K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 67% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6973rd and 1283rd ($752 vs $2298) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1085th 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 1.7 months in Mesa. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Mesa ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Mesa

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	Asuncion	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$1074
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2515
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1978
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$3509
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$4.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1191
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$15548

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2381
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2435
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2357
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1961
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2345
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2227
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2359
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2338
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2312
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2444
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2324
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2089
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2316
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1930
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2110
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$776
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2798
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1764
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1842
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1919
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$890
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1838
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2777
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1004