Asuncion vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	93
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	462K	2.14M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 69% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7323rd and 1654th ($635 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Paraguay and Australia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 6144th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Perth

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	Asuncion	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$11252

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645