Asuncion vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$314	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	91
😀 Quality of life	51	77
🏙️ Population	462K	6.26M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 44% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7323rd and 4686th ($635 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Chile, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6144th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Santiago

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	Asuncion	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731