Asuncion vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$1290
🏠 One person rent	$348	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$376
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$212
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$49
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$101
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	24
😀 Quality of life	57	27
🏙️ Population	462K	1.02M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 41% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6973rd and 8497th ($752 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Liberia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.2 months in Monrovia. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6216th and 8899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Monrovia

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	Asuncion	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$3.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.8
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$398
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	12.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$6.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$6.81
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$23.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$15.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$27.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$98.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$3619

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$503
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1257
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1257
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$502
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$501
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$502
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1323
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$993
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1016
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1058
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1001
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$1079
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$990
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$1092
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1060
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$1124
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$1097
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$507
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$1063
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$1066
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1198
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$583
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$852
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1062
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$515
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$1075
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$878
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$508
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$1127
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$507
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$842
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$508
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$508
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$605
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$664
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$684
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$537