Asuncion vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$2226
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$5309
🏠 One person rent	$348	$1279
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$2217
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$693
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$80.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$3883
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	85
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	462K	384K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 66% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6973rd and 1435th ($752 vs $2226) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1194th 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 1.7 months in New Orleans. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs New Orleans ranked 83rd in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs New Orleans

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	Asuncion	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$5.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$1444
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$2576
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$63.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1749
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$4.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$8.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$10147

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2143
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$2038
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1772
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$2062
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1720
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1705
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2146
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2045
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2052
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1753
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1852
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1693
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1797
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1933
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1807
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1698
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1672
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1950
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1812
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1809
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2095
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2240
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1953
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2099
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1766
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2093
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2023
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2102
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2244
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1881
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1971
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1992
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1615
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1917
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1844
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1605
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1962