Asuncion vs Porto Alegre - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Porto Alegre
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$838
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$2112
🏠 One person rent
$361
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$650
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$504
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
35
73
😀 Quality of life
53
57
🏙️ Population
524K
1.49M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 14% less expensive than in Porto Alegre. Cities ranked 6685th and 6252nd ($722 vs $838) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 6th in Brazil, while ranked 6074th and 5813th 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
$4.35
$5.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$6.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$2.72
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$249
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$655
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$70.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$20.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1414
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$1348
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$56.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$8.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$5.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$26.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$8095

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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 Porto Alegre

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi Canoas
$682
16 km or 9.9 mi Cachoeirinha
$631
21 km or 13 mi Viamao
$708
41 km or 25 mi Novo Hamburgo
$592
96 km or 60 mi Caxias do Sul
$600
100 km or 62 mi Bento Goncalves
$601
107 km or 67 mi Camaqua
$634
121 km or 75 mi Santa Cruz do Sul
$555
160 km or 100 mi Cachoeira do Sul
$590
172 km or 107 mi Vacaria
$624
208 km or 129 mi Ararangua
$565
221 km or 137 mi Pelotas
$631
228 km or 141 mi Passo Fundo
$688
235 km or 146 mi Criciuma
$521
238 km or 148 mi Rio Grande
$666
246 km or 153 mi Carazinho
$653
252 km or 156 mi Santa Maria
$511
262 km or 163 mi Lages
$688
277 km or 172 mi Tubarao
$604
285 km or 177 mi Erechim
$636
299 km or 186 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
311 km or 193 mi Bage
$520
318 km or 198 mi Ijui
$610
321 km or 199 mi Concordia
$632
352 km or 219 mi Santo Angelo
$611
354 km or 220 mi Chapeco
$607
363 km or 225 mi Cacador
$655
376 km or 234 mi Florianopolis
$925
382 km or 238 mi Melo
$785
397 km or 247 mi Brusque
$697
397 km or 247 mi Santa Rosa
$619
406 km or 252 mi Blumenau
$682
415 km or 258 mi Itapema
$729
423 km or 263 mi Balneario Camboriu
$760
423 km or 263 mi Santana do Livramento
$573
425 km or 264 mi Rivera
$837
429 km or 266 mi Itajai
$756
446 km or 277 mi Pato Branco
$681
448 km or 278 mi Jaragua do Sul
$669
474 km or 295 mi Obera
$368