Asuncion vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$802
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2043
🏠 One person rent	$395	$358
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$616
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	54
😀 Quality of life	58	66
🏙️ Population	462K	1.49M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 6% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 6560th and 6758th ($847 vs $802) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Recife ranked 12th in Brazil, while ranked 6137th and 5007th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Recife

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	Asuncion	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$8.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$811
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$412
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	11.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1912
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$37.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$7.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$7.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$60.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$44.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$74.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$11966

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$615
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$605
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$460
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$636
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$623
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$820
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$598
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$597
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$696
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$705
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$752
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$641
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$621
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$673
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$640
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$697
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$649
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$599
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$610
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$661
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$617
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$650
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$707
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$718
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$614
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$648
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$709
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$654
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$824
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$617
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$491
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$768
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$693
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592