Asuncion vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$2937
🏠 One person rent	$338	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$964
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$801
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	91
😀 Quality of life	51	78
🏙️ Population	462K	6.26M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 45% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 7159th and 4604th ($666 vs $1200) 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 0.7 months in Santiago. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 6136th and 705th 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	$4.64	$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$7298

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$620
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$604
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$335
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$534
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$411
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$541
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$486
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$379
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$515
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$314
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$531
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$644
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$439
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$373
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$524
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$615
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$585
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$600
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$596
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$629
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$481
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$487
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$592
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$557
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$593
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$635
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$660
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$482
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$619
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$881
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$622
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$623
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$629
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$647
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$472
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$641
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$534
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$594
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$608
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$561

Cities near Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$854
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$957
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$800
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$752
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$844
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$922
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$905
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$908
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1135
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$932
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$959
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$903
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$788
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$608
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$599
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$609
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$602
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$849
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$441
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$881
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$894
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$658
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$819
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$649
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$852
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$853
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$729
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$798
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$734
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$922
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$852
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$650
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$842
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$743
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$630
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$836
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$823
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$824
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$613
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$534