Asuncion vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$344	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$4437
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	36	82
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	462K	468K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 69% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7000th and 1213th ($718 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6174th and 212th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$24117

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766