Asuncion vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Asuncion	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$666	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1568	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$338	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$566	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$209	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.1	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$426	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	95
😀 Quality of life	51	63
🏙️ Population	462K	11.5M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 34% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 7159th and 5616th ($666 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Brazil, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 6136th and 4573rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Sao Paulo

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	Asuncion	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.64	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.4	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.85	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$359	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$278	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$705	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.2	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.89%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1279	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$615	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.45	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.5	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.8	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.99	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.67	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.31	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.63	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.8	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.33	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.2	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.09	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.62	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.7	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.21	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.17	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$47	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.8	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$180	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3909	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629