Asuncion vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asuncion	Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$2425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$5586
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$2692
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$679
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$4753
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	35	67
😀 Quality of life	53	74
🏙️ Population	524K	504K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 70% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 6685th and 807th ($722 vs $2425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 730th 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 2 months in Mesa. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Mesa ranked 293rd in the United States, while ranked 6074th and 1211th 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	$4.35	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$5.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$2507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.54%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$2950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$5.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$8.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3513	$10431

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$660
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$650
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$354
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$564
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$444
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$403
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$340
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$580
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$429
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$368
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$562
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$644
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$604
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$648
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$661
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$431
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$428
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$611
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$554
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$610
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$681
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$607
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$525
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$653
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$957
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$636
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$632
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$694
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$688
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$511
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$716
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$626
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$565
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$658
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$573

Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2427
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2390
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$2339
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2405
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2414
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2485
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2428
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2315
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2347
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2324
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2379
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2105
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2275
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2244
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$2042
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2004
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2043
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$874
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2692
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2123
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1828
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$2008
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1941
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$953
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$865
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1886
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2687
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$1054