Asuncion vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$4040
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$8690
🏠 One person rent	$348	$2814
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$4668
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$830
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$7450
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	35	97
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	462K	874K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 81% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6973rd and 7th ($752 vs $4040) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.8 months in San Francisco. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 30th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs San Francisco

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	Asuncion	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$22.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$98.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$7.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$6.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$3172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$2480
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$4983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$4258
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$66.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$10615
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$9151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$96.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$19.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$4.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$5.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$7.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$13.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$7.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$21243

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3252
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3277
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3212
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$3058
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3242
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3264
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$3073
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3255
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3083
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3282
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3058
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3346
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3007
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4102
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3831
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3604
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2929
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2893
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3593
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2910
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3359
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3778
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3137
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2859
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2380
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3182
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2807
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2783
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3261
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3805