Asuncion vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$348	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2900
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	38
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	462K	549K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 56% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 6973rd and 3269th ($752 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Quebec City ranked 28th in Canada, while ranked 6216th and 332nd 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	$5.88	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$7052

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934