Asuncion vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2765
🏠 One person rent	$395	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$641
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$413
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$715
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	35
😀 Quality of life	58	62
🏙️ Population	462K	1.43M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 19% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 6560th and 5190th ($847 vs $1051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th in Paraguay and Mexico, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Puebla ranked 9th in Mexico, while ranked 6137th and 5640th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Puebla

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	Asuncion	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$893
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$40
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$25.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.48
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$6.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$5.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$5.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$20789

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$971
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$1013
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$1034
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$1050
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$981
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$959
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$897
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1475
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$874
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$924
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$977
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$914
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$952
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$960
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$932
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$763
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$974
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$852
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$673
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$994
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$973
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$980
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$916
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$755
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$972
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$917
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$1008
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$1255
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$852
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$933
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$817
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$935
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$942