Asuncion vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2179
🏠 One person rent	$314	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$329
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$88.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$683
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	35	64
😀 Quality of life	51	55
🏙️ Population	462K	1.76M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 28% less expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 7323rd and 6124th ($635 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and Ecuador, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.8 months in Quito. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6144th and 5845th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Quito

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	Asuncion	Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$5.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$32.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$24.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$38.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$27.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$1517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$971
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$24.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$9.58
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$8.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$8.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$7.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$8.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$6.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$51.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$8036

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$532
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$519
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$573
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$651
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$531
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$538
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$610
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$514
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$823
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$571
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$716
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$697
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$990
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$806
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$925
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$758
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$766
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$816
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$477
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$569
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$410
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$600
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$463
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$748
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$742
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$666
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$557
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$505
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$513
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$513
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$505
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$565
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$548
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$518
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$598
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$649
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$605
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$680
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$493