Asuncion vs Onitsha - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Onitsha
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$1621
🏠 One person rent	$395	$466
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$676
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$206
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$75.2
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	37
😀 Quality of life	58	26
🏙️ Population	462K	1.48M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 7% more expensive than in Onitsha. Cities ranked 6560th and 6787th ($847 vs $795) 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 5th in Nigeria, while ranked 6137th and 8900th 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	$6.77	$2.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$4.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$0.96
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$581
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$18
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$27.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	16.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$927
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$8.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$4.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$1.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$0.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$78
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$9.45
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$2.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$14.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$44.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$1896

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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 Onitsha

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Awka	$693
81 km or 50 mi	Owerri	$1364
84 km or 52 mi	Enugu	$564
105 km or 65 mi	Umuahia	$773
130 km or 81 mi	Benin	$627
133 km or 83 mi	Aba	$591
135 km or 84 mi	Warri	$786
159 km or 99 mi	Port Harcourt	$559
174 km or 108 mi	Owo	$531
213 km or 132 mi	Akure	$488
218 km or 135 mi	Calabar	$373
236 km or 147 mi	Ado Ekiti	$597
284 km or 177 mi	Ife	$670
303 km or 188 mi	Osogbo	$575
331 km or 205 mi	Abuja	$1375
341 km or 212 mi	Kumba	$821
345 km or 214 mi	Ibadan	$658
347 km or 216 mi	Malabo	$1272
351 km or 218 mi	Buea	$627
358 km or 222 mi	Ilorin	$518
360 km or 224 mi	Limbe	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Oyo	$639
375 km or 233 mi	Bamenda	$699
375 km or 233 mi	Lagos	$946
384 km or 239 mi	Minna	$692
395 km or 245 mi	Abeokuta	$995
400 km or 248 mi	Douala	$1156
409 km or 254 mi	Bafoussam	$759
462 km or 287 mi	Porto-Novo	$768
478 km or 297 mi	Jos	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Cotonou	$830
490 km or 304 mi	Kaduna	$323
518 km or 322 mi	Save	$654
541 km or 336 mi	Abomey	$596
554 km or 344 mi	Zaria	$517
571 km or 355 mi	Bauchi	$672
582 km or 362 mi	Bata	$1209
584 km or 363 mi	Yaounde	$666
615 km or 382 mi	Lome	$759
643 km or 399 mi	Atakpame	$657