Asuncion vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$2572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$6077
🏠 One person rent	$338	$1546
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$2651
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$4802
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	89
😀 Quality of life	51	90
🏙️ Population	462K	653K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 74% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 7159th and 662nd ($666 vs $2572) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 590th 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 32nd in the United States, while ranked 6136th and 141st 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	$4.64	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$71.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$7.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$2860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2275
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$60.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$3653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$3326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$4.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$189
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$32.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$1700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$16661

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2298
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2289
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2215
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2245
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2372
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2288
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2246
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2363
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2293
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2035
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2212
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2121
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2234
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2212
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2406
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2482
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2092
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2109
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2019
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2155
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2577
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1974
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2252
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2534
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2435
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2307
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2589
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2417
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1778
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2774
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2655
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2348
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2797
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2449
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2172
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1908
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2819
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2512
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2489