Asuncion vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$2434
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5848
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1415
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$2495
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$729
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$4333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	86
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	462K	430K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 65% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6560th and 1017th ($847 vs $2434) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 876th 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 Minneapolis. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Minneapolis ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 283rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$2128
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$99.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$3389
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$2191
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$7.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$6.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$4.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$26236

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618