Asuncion vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$344	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	36	50
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	462K	1.02M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 66% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 7000th and 1744th ($718 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Paraguay and Canada, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 6174th and 129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Ottawa

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	Asuncion	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$15527

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822