Asuncion vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$2041
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	91
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	462K	2.75M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 57% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6560th and 2104th ($847 vs $1972) 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 months in Rome. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6137th and 134th 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	$6.77	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330