Asuncion vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$395	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	58	95
🏙️ Population	462K	8.8M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 80% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6560th and 4th ($847 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in New York City. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs New York City

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	Asuncion	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$21713

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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 York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192