Asuncion vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$922
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$1849
🏠 One person rent	$348	$549
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$787
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$230
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$83.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$69.9
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	37
😀 Quality of life	57	24
🏙️ Population	462K	1.48M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 18% less expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6973rd and 6203rd ($752 vs $922) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Paraguay and Nigeria, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Nigeria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.1 months in Onitsha. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Onitsha ranked 7th in Nigeria, while ranked 6216th and 9020th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Onitsha

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	Asuncion	Onitsha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$0.93
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$834
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$21.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$32.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$46.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	17.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$813
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1084
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$12.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$8.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$5.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$1.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$1.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$1.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$92.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$7.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$9.13
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$2.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$1640

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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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$785
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1555
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$587
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$849
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$655
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$601
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$878
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$618
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$594
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$578
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$386
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$631
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$775
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$659
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1551
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$834
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$759
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1344
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$641
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$538
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$750
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$665
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$687
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$1022
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$785
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$1017
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1254
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$750
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$741
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$830
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$796
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$353
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$650
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$612
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$584
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$750
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1239
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$668
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$802
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$673