Asuncion vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2177
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$5321
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1252
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$2291
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$3968
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	86
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	462K	384K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 69% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 7159th and 1420th ($666 vs $2177) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1234th 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.8 months in New Orleans. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs New Orleans ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6136th and 222nd 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	$4.64	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1455
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$962
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$2693
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1865
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$3069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$2129
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$5.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$8.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$4.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$81.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$10192

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2092
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1972
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1711
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1964
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1757
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1530
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$2124
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2031
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2011
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1748
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1801
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2077
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1678
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1785
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1922
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1898
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1825
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1862
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1959
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1898
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1871
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2096
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2254
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1969
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2053
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1773
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2088
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2033
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2097
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$1987
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$2053
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$2004
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$1892
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1567
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1783
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1798
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1653
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$1985