Asuncion vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3693
🏠 One person rent	$395	$688
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1108
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$535
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$1302
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	54
😀 Quality of life	58	78
🏙️ Population	462K	1.3M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 45% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6560th and 3858th ($847 vs $1539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Uruguay, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.8 months in Montevideo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6137th and 869th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Montevideo

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	Asuncion	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$45.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$674
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$506
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1100
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	5.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$3635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$2293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$70.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$4.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$10.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$10657

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1344
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1340
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1171
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1354
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$1059
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1629
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$851
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$815
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1183
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$784
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$733
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$610
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$693
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$853
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$788
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$859
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$909
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$920
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$920
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$923
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$927
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$923
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$920
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$928
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1247
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$929
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$955
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$939
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$1003
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$948
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$998
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$914
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$1020
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$1035
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$970
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$1082
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$872
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$1001
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$984
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$1008