Asuncion vs San Juan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	San Juan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$2034
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$4562
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1205
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$2071
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$2198
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	54
😀 Quality of life	51	83
🏙️ Population	462K	342K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 69% less expensive than in San Juan. Cities ranked 7323rd and 1742nd ($635 vs $2034) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1529th 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 1.1 months in San Juan. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs San Juan ranked 112th in the United States, while ranked 6144th and 422nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs San Juan

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	Asuncion	San Juan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.33
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$811
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2391
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$3917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$2444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$42.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$5.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$8.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$4.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$18.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$472
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$10321

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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 Juan

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Catano	$1815
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Guaynabo	$1598
11 km or 6.8 mi	Trujillo Alto	$1500
11 km or 7.1 mi	Bayamon	$1378
13 km or 7.8 mi	Carolina	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Canovanas	$1684
20 km or 13 mi	Toa Alta	$1670
21 km or 13 mi	Dorado	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Gurabo	$1166
24 km or 15 mi	Caguas	$1373
25 km or 16 mi	Naranjito	$1557
26 km or 16 mi	Rio Grande	$1670
28 km or 18 mi	Vega Alta	$1514
29 km or 18 mi	Corozal	$1748
32 km or 20 mi	Cidra	$1744
34 km or 21 mi	Vega Baja	$1790
36 km or 23 mi	Las Piedras	$1483
39 km or 24 mi	Cayey	$1798
42 km or 26 mi	Humacao	$1364
42 km or 26 mi	Orocovis	$1707
43 km or 27 mi	Naguabo	$1704
44 km or 27 mi	Manati	$1682
46 km or 28 mi	Fajardo	$1566
49 km or 30 mi	Yabucoa	$1631
51 km or 32 mi	Guayama	$1532
51 km or 32 mi	Coamo	$1669
65 km or 40 mi	Santa Isabel	$1231
69 km or 43 mi	Arecibo	$1189
70 km or 43 mi	Utuado	$1610
77 km or 48 mi	Ponce	$1354
80 km or 50 mi	Hatillo	$793
92 km or 57 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
95 km or 59 mi	Yauco	$1612
98 km or 61 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
103 km or 64 mi	Sabana Grande	$1572
106 km or 66 mi	Isabela	$1429
111 km or 69 mi	San German	$1546
115 km or 71 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
117 km or 72 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
118 km or 74 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2177