Asuncion vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$6281
🏠 One person rent	$344	$1609
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2681
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$5052
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	36	88
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	462K	653K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 73% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 7000th and 587th ($718 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 516th 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.9 months in Portland. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Portland ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 6174th and 139th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Portland

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	Asuncion	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1326
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$64.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$3.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$5.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$4.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$2.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$4.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$7.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$33.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$63.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1740
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$19200

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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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2333
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2363
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2410
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2365
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2406
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2370
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2378
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2404
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2380
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2398
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2346
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2388
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2290
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2268
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2360
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2414
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2101
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2237
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2047
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2265
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2749
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1985
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2181
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2632
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2551
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2384
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2556
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2473
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1733
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2782
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2702
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2461
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2718
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2523
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2295
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1825
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2796
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2641
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2745