Asuncion vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asuncion	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$2579
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$6206
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1561
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$2793
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$4648
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	89
😀 Quality of life	53	88
🏙️ Population	524K	653K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 72% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 6685th and 564th ($722 vs $2579) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 507th 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 1.8 months in Portland. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Portland ranked 40th in the United States, while ranked 6074th and 175th 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	$4.35	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$79.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$3075
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.54%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$4914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$3836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$5.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$5.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$29.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$63.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1698
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3513	$19330

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$660
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$650
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$354
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$564
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$444
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$403
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$340
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$580
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$429
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$368
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$562
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$644
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$604
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$648
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$661
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$431
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$428
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$611
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$554
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$610
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$681
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$607
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$525
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$653
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$957
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$636
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$632
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$694
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$688
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$511
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$716
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$626
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$565
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$658
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$573

Cities near Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2168
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2366
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2335
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2477
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2372
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2203
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2315
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2246
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2455
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2300
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2262
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2259
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$1988
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2245
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2118
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2239
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2470
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$2052
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2281
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2546
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2500
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2402
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2704
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2461
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1940
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2733
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2652
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2830
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2928
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2587
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2597
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1881
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2827
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2549
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2463