Asuncion vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$752
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1837
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$348
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$617
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$59.3
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$536
$1028
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
93
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
462K
9.21M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 47% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6973rd and 4274th ($752 vs $1428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Paraguay and Mexico, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6216th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Mexico City

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Asuncion Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.88
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.9
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.01
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.64
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.05
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.99
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$268
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.1
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.1
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.83%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1605
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1243
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.52
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.59
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.93
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.57
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.31
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.46
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.75
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.65
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.79
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.4
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.5
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4760
$11420

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023