Asuncion vs San Jose, Costa Rica - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1324
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$3344
🏠 One person rent	$314	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1094
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$990
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	60
😀 Quality of life	51	66
🏙️ Population	462K	342K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 52% less expensive than in San Jose, Costa Rica. Cities ranked 7323rd and 4143rd ($635 vs $1324) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Costa Rica, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Costa Rica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in San Jose, Costa Rica. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs San Jose, Costa Rica ranked 1st in Costa Rica, while ranked 6144th and 4085th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs San Jose, Costa Rica

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	Asuncion	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$51.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$444
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$1315
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$53.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$49.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	10.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$2883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$1718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$5.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$65
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$9.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$72.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$601
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$12527

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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 Jose, Costa Rica

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.9 km or 4.9 mi	Heredia	$1296
17 km or 11 mi	Alajuela	$1269
20 km or 12 mi	Cartago	$1024
82 km or 51 mi	Puntarenas	$801
115 km or 72 mi	Limon	$1225
124 km or 77 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
167 km or 104 mi	Liberia	$932
197 km or 122 mi	Tamarindo	$1710
244 km or 151 mi	San Juan del Sur	$839
246 km or 153 mi	David	$890
279 km or 173 mi	Juigalpa	$666
302 km or 188 mi	Granada	$701
316 km or 196 mi	Masaya	$710
343 km or 213 mi	Managua	$738
387 km or 241 mi	Matagalpa	$624
398 km or 247 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
408 km or 253 mi	Jinotega	$455
413 km or 257 mi	Leon	$632
429 km or 266 mi	Esteli	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Penonome	$1116
447 km or 278 mi	Chinandega	$638
457 km or 284 mi	Chitre	$1117
463 km or 288 mi	Colon	$1172
486 km or 302 mi	La Chorrera	$957
508 km or 316 mi	Balboa	$1328
513 km or 319 mi	Panama City	$1479
524 km or 326 mi	Tocumen	$1310
535 km or 333 mi	Pacora	$1304
574 km or 357 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
596 km or 370 mi	San Miguel	$1088
609 km or 378 mi	Usulutan	$1083
635 km or 395 mi	Comayagua	$753
666 km or 414 mi	Yoro	$755
696 km or 432 mi	San Salvador	$1204
697 km or 433 mi	Soyapango	$1182
701 km or 435 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
702 km or 436 mi	Apopa	$1160
703 km or 437 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
713 km or 443 mi	La Ceiba	$626
729 km or 453 mi	El Progreso	$903