Asuncion vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$3000
🏠 One person rent	$344	$817
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1370
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$355
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$89.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$391
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	42
😀 Quality of life	57	55
🏙️ Population	462K	331K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 47% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 7000th and 4346th ($718 vs $1362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and El Salvador, respectively. Check Paraguay vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6174th and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs San Salvador

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	Asuncion	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$40.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$806
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$683
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$65.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$43.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	8.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$2429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$1774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$7.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$6.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$5.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$34
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$133
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$6470

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1273
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1238
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$695
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$883
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1090
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1097
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1009
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$665
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$739
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$801
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$931
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$791
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$842
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$780
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$661
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$770
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$912
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$729
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$911
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$735
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$682
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$627
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$467
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$710
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$760
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$673
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$915
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$790
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$698