Asuncion vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$794
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$2042
🏠 One person rent
$338
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$621
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$447
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
51
55
🏙️ Population
462K
1.33M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 16% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 7159th and 6457th ($666 vs $794) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.6 months in Porto Alegre. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Porto Alegre ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 6136th and 5818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Porto Alegre

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Asuncion Porto Alegre
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$6.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.34
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$321
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$92.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.8
$19.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$1518
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$1391
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$59.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$9.01
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$25
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$55.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3909
$8117

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$676
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$584
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$664
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$535
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$592
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$622
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$631
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$639
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$573
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$637
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$573
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$540
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$647
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$549
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$596
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$619
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$472
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$653
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$596
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$622
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$492
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$593
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$623
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$592
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$660
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$620
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$826
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$728
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$653
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$596
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$648
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$670
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$692
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$561
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$758
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$691
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$635
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$623
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$373