Asuncion vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$344	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$427
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	54
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	462K	1.49M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 4% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7000th and 6884th ($718 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 6174th and 5911th 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	$5.46	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$16281

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544