Asuncion vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2413
🏠 One person rent	$395	$356
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$73
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$483
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	12
😀 Quality of life	58	50
🏙️ Population	462K	16.6K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 16% less expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 6560th and 5502nd ($847 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Dominica, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6137th and 6696th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Roseau

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	Asuncion	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$7.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$6.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$184
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$470
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$87.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	7.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$1451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$52.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$29.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$3.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$2.39
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$6.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$7.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$74.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$4468

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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 Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1718
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1178
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1143
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1114
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$1005
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$995
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1330
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1327
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1453
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1083
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1083
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2450
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1138
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2305
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2120
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1223
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$645
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$613
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$707
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1039
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1588
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1700
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1732
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1297
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1680
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1743
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1673
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1275