Asuncion vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$338
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
35
100
😀 Quality of life
51
79
🏙️ Population
462K
24.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 41% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7159th and 4780th ($666 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Paraguay and China, respectively. Check Paraguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6136th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Shanghai

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Asuncion Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.8
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3909
$31401

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$411
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$541
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$486
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$379
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$515
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$314
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$531
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$644
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$439
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$373
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$615
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$585
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$600
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$596
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$629
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$481
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$487
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$592
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$557
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$593
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$635
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$660
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$482
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$619
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$881
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$622
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$623
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$629
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$647
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$472
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$641
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$534
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$608
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$561

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$1028
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$706
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$749
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$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
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$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
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$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
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$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774