Asuncion vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$2423
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$5582
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1419
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$2230
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$4178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	35	71
😀 Quality of life	58	89
🏙️ Population	462K	1.61M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 65% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 6560th and 1041st ($847 vs $2423) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 896th 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 1.7 months in Phoenix. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Phoenix ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 226th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$4665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$3124
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$63.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1659
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$21660

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1974
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2366
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2463
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2296
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2293
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2365
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2343
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2346
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2367
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2378
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2318
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2454
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2321
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2089
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1933
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2818
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1767
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1865
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2153
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$771
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1924
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1835
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$876
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2817
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$994
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2804