Asuncion vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$1943
🏠 One person rent	$344	$338
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	36	56
😀 Quality of life	57	62
🏙️ Population	462K	2.42M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 9% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 7000th and 6702nd ($718 vs $791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 Salvador. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Salvador ranked 9th in Brazil, while ranked 6174th and 5621st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Salvador

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	Asuncion	Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$6.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$524
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$71
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	9.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$8.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.36
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$30.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$13462

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$619
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$624
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$541
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$600
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$566
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$602
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$512
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$462
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$611
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$555
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$537
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$533
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$588
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$552
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$574
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$557
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$615
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$456
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$569
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$573
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$691
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$561
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$634
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$631
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$575
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$580
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$562
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$545
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$574
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$558
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$571
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$600
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699