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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$348	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	87
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	462K	1.01M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 81% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6973rd and 8th ($752 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6216th and 148th 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	$5.88	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$23160

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212