Asuncion vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$314	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	87
😀 Quality of life	51	91
🏙️ Population	462K	1.39M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 81% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7323rd and 36th ($635 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6144th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759