Asuncion vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$314	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	35	21
😀 Quality of life	51	27
🏙️ Population	462K	1.02M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 21% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 7323rd and 8452nd ($635 vs $523) 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 0.7 months in Monrovia. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 6144th and 8399th 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	$4.55	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$2771

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507