Asuncion vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$361
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$819
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
90
😀 Quality of life
53
66
🏙️ Population
524K
9.21M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 44% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6685th and 4206th ($722 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Paraguay and Mexico, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6074th and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$10204

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881