Asuncion vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$344	$969
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1582
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$2945
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	462K	1.8M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 62% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 7000th and 2306th ($718 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd in Paraguay and Canada, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.5 months in Montreal. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6174th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Montreal

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	Asuncion	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$133
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$4789

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2055
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1853
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1930
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1786
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1853
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1767
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1766
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1776
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1780
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1782
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1449
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1120
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1811