Asuncion vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$344	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$6556
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	36	80
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	462K	737K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 77% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7000th and 125th ($718 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6174th and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$29883

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114