Asuncion vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asuncion	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$8827
🏠 One person rent	$361	$2575
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$4722
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$762
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$7332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	35	97
😀 Quality of life	53	95
🏙️ Population	524K	874K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 81% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 6685th and 12th ($722 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 2 months in San Francisco. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6074th and 29th 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	$4.35	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$8.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.54%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3513	$31490

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$660
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$650
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$354
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$564
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$444
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$577
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$523
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$403
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$554
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$340
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$580
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$429
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$368
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$562
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$644
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$604
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$648
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$619
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$661
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$431
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$428
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$611
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$554
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$610
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$681
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$607
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$525
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$653
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$957
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$636
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$632
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$694
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$688
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$511
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$716
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$626
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$565
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$658
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$573

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3123
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2965
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3127
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3147
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3042
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3163
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3046
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3219
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2969
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4148
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3583
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3518
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2840
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2968
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3567
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2660
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2697
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2922
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2860
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2900
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3195
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2824
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2947
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3003
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3733