Asuncion vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	82
😀 Quality of life	51	88
🏙️ Population	462K	468K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 73% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7323rd and 972nd ($635 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 6144th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682