Asuncion vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$6618
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	80
😀 Quality of life	58	91
🏙️ Population	462K	737K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 73% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 6560th and 126th ($847 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$30033

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098