Asuncion vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$344	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	36	95
😀 Quality of life	57	67
🏙️ Population	462K	6.21M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 24% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7000th and 6006th ($718 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6174th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Asuncion	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586