Asuncion vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$314	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$2588
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	38
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	462K	549K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 61% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 7323rd and 2883rd ($635 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 110th in Paraguay and Canada, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 6144th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Quebec City

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	Asuncion	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$6012

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732