Asuncion vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5072
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1201
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$3838
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	81
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	462K	577K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 59% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6560th and 1786th ($847 vs $2088) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1421st 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Milwaukee ranked 57th in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 224th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$61.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.61
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1419
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$918
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2352
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1521
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$74.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$24100

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1923
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1949
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1927
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1993
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1934
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2000
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1979
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1993
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1990
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1930
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1746
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1996
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2058
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2065
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1946
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2039
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2097
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1950
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2344
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1771
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2382
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2389
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2443
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2364
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1825
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2407
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2434
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2418
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2162
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1813
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2249
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2428
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1796
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2555
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2418
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2410
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2559
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2453
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2400