Asuncion vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$3194
🏠 One person rent
$361
$558
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$943
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$475
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1269
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
35
48
😀 Quality of life
53
76
🏙️ Population
524K
1.32M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 45% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 6685th and 4149th ($722 vs $1311) 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 6074th and 824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$3.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$7392

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$660
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$650
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$354
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$564
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$444
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$577
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$523
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$403
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$554
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$340
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$580
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$725
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$429
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$368
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$644
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$604
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$648
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$619
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$661
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$431
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$428
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$611
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$554
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$610
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$681
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$607
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$525
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$653
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$957
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$636
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$632
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$694
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$688
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$511
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$716
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$626
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$658
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$573

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Barros Blancos
$1187
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad de la Costa
$1186
85 km or 53 mi Florida
$1123
102 km or 63 mi Minas
$1186
110 km or 69 mi Maldonado
$989
113 km or 70 mi Punta del Este
$1672
155 km or 96 mi Berisso
$491
163 km or 101 mi La Plata
$465
168 km or 104 mi Durazno
$1101
187 km or 116 mi Berazategui
$679
189 km or 118 mi Ezpeleta
$678
192 km or 120 mi Quilmes
$705
194 km or 121 mi Bernal
$661
197 km or 122 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
197 km or 123 mi Wilde
$650
199 km or 124 mi Villa Dominico
$645
200 km or 124 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
201 km or 125 mi Burzaco
$558
201 km or 125 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
202 km or 126 mi Glew
$581
202 km or 126 mi Florencio Varela
$559
203 km or 126 mi Longchamps
$577
203 km or 126 mi Temperley
$536
204 km or 127 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
205 km or 127 mi Buenos Aires
$791
205 km or 127 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
205 km or 127 mi Lanus
$657
210 km or 130 mi Monte Grande
$579
214 km or 133 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
214 km or 133 mi Ezeiza
$597
216 km or 134 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
217 km or 135 mi Florida Este
$658
217 km or 135 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
217 km or 135 mi La Tablada
$639
218 km or 135 mi Caseros
$658
219 km or 136 mi San Justo
$642
219 km or 136 mi San Isidro
$683
221 km or 137 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
221 km or 137 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
221 km or 138 mi Isidro Casanova
$639