Asuncion vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$314	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	92
😀 Quality of life	51	86
🏙️ Population	462K	2.75M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 63% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7323rd and 2624th ($635 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Italy, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6144th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Rome

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	Asuncion	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201