Asuncion vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5332
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1292
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$2231
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$695
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$81.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$4054
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	58	88
🏙️ Population	462K	384K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 62% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6560th and 1402nd ($847 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1171st in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs New Orleans ranked 85th in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$99.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$5.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1472
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$984
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2627
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$3196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1482
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$45
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$53.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$53
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$10142

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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 New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2066
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1781
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1937
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1752
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1791
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2159
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2071
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2049
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1794
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1898
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2094
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1713
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1959
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1801
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1702
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1593
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1934
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1806
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1794
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2087
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2286
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1922
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2046
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1800
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2073
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$1983
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2073
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1746
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1977
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2035
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1612
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1978
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1855
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1621
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1940