Asuncion vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2413
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$5513
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1527
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2684
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$4154
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	67
😀 Quality of life	51	73
🏙️ Population	462K	504K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 74% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 7323rd and 933rd ($635 vs $2413) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 854th 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 422nd in the United States, while ranked 6144th and 1561st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$74.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2503
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$84
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$2947
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$3478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$9.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$9.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$12523

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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 Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2417
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2423
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2306
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1979
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2342
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2281
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2525
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2468
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2304
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2328
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2319
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2388
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2073
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2466
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1957
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2077
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$830
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2763
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1815
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1926
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1947
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$788
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1852
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2729
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$913