Asuncion vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$338
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
90
😀 Quality of life
51
68
🏙️ Population
462K
9.21M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 44% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 7159th and 4630th ($666 vs $1190) 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 0.6 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 6136th and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3909
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
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$620
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$604
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$335
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$534
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$411
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$541
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$486
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$379
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$515
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$314
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$531
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$644
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$439
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$373
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$615
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$585
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$600
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$596
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$629
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$481
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$487
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$592
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$557
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$593
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$635
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$660
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$482
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$619
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$881
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$622
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$623
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$629
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$647
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$472
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$641
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$534
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$608
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$561

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709