Asuncion vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$348	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$794
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	96
😀 Quality of life	57	74
🏙️ Population	462K	11.5M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 33% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 6973rd and 5003rd ($752 vs $1115) 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 6216th and 2408th 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	$5.88	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$16798

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719