Asuncion vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$395	$538
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$954
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$331
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	96
😀 Quality of life	58	75
🏙️ Population	462K	11.5M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 25% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6560th and 4918th ($847 vs $1126) 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6137th and 1670th 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	$6.77	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$2.48
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$15990

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$821
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$759
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$783
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$765
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$700
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$793
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$713
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$664
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$737
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$713
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$761
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$886
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$716
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$715
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$737
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$752
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$717
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$753
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$720
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$848
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$746
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$747
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$713
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$722
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$752
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$733
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$723
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$706
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$721
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$710
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$794
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$776
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$673
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$728
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$687
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$901
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$700
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$716
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$720