Asuncion vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1193
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2981
🏠 One person rent	$314	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1122
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$477
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$52
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$933
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	35	27
😀 Quality of life	51	51
🏙️ Population	462K	84.1K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 47% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7323rd and 4503rd ($635 vs $1193) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.8 months in Port of Spain. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 6144th and 6190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Port of Spain

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	Asuncion	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$9.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1406
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$902
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$43.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$68.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	5.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$4421
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$1764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$86.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$9.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$5.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$5597

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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 Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1178
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$953
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1084
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1062
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1070
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$777
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$737
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$890
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$684
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$695
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$1000
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$716
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1007
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$789
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$674
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1418
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$639
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$858
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$837
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$746
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1161
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$804
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1015
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$918
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$917
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$939
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1062
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$901
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$904