Asuncion vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$344	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$3707
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	36	82
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	462K	577K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 65% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7000th and 1864th ($718 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1525th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6174th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$23971

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399