Asuncion vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$361
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$6928
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
35
87
😀 Quality of life
53
92
🏙️ Population
524K
1.01M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 79% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6685th and 22nd ($722 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 Jose, United States. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 6074th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs San Jose, United States

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Asuncion San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$15889

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123