Asuncion vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$4131
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	462K	1.6M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 76% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7323rd and 664th ($635 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 610th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 6144th and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Philadelphia

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	Asuncion	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693