Asuncion vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1688
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$344
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$466
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
91
😀 Quality of life
57
81
🏙️ Population
462K
6.26M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 35% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7000th and 4939th ($718 vs $1108) 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6174th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.46
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.62
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.9
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.26
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4108
$9190

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827