Asuncion vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$314	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	48
😀 Quality of life	51	75
🏙️ Population	462K	1.32M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 53% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 7323rd and 4065th ($635 vs $1346) 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 0.7 months in Montevideo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6144th and 1043rd 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	$4.55	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940