Asuncion vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2166
🏠 One person rent	$395	$396
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$592
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$280
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	35	57
😀 Quality of life	58	63
🏙️ Population	462K	2.42M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 4% less expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 6560th and 6337th ($847 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 6137th and 5445th 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	$6.77	$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi	Valenca	$690
81 km or 51 mi	Santo Antonio de Jesus	$691
93 km or 58 mi	Feira de Santana	$575
93 km or 58 mi	Alagoinhas	$678
155 km or 96 mi	Serrinha	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Jequie	$624
201 km or 125 mi	Itaberaba	$660
210 km or 131 mi	Ilheus	$568
218 km or 136 mi	Itabuna	$495
222 km or 138 mi	Estancia	$661
278 km or 173 mi	Aracaju	$599
315 km or 196 mi	Itapetinga	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Vitoria da Conquista	$571
334 km or 207 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$592
364 km or 226 mi	Penedo	$649
367 km or 228 mi	Brumado	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Porto Seguro	$632
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$472
408 km or 254 mi	Irece	$606
412 km or 256 mi	Arapiraca	$673
446 km or 277 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$671
451 km or 280 mi	Juazeiro	$491
454 km or 282 mi	Petrolina	$617
465 km or 289 mi	Itamaraju	$630
476 km or 296 mi	Maceio	$752
482 km or 300 mi	Guanambi	$616
485 km or 301 mi	Rio Largo	$696
504 km or 313 mi	Garanhuns	$705
524 km or 326 mi	Teixeira de Freitas	$627
531 km or 330 mi	Arcoverde	$641
532 km or 331 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$603
549 km or 341 mi	Salgueiro	$617
590 km or 367 mi	Caruaru	$598
605 km or 376 mi	Janauba	$623
631 km or 392 mi	Teofilo Otoni	$609
645 km or 401 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$680
645 km or 401 mi	Crato	$614
646 km or 402 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$615
655 km or 407 mi	Sao Mateus	$637
662 km or 411 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$751