Asuncion vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1363
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$3382
🏠 One person rent	$348	$622
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$483
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$2256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	462K	9.67M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 45% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 6973rd and 4438th ($752 vs $1363) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and South Korea, respectively. Check Paraguay vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.7 months in Seoul. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 6216th and 70th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Seoul

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	Asuncion	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$799
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$23840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$11978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$43.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$8.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$9.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$29.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$17.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$3.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$9.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$61.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$21825

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1117
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1092
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1071
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1061
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$913
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1162
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1120
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1425
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1292
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1167
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$988
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$937
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1068
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1179
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1049
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1044
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1030
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1007
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1008
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1102
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1076
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1050
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1134
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1563
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1095
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1046
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$867
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$984
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1073
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1121
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$986
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$892
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$903
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1003
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1568
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$986