Asuncion vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$3454
🏠 One person rent	$314	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$1404
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$287
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$1644
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	51	78
🏙️ Population	462K	24.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7323rd and 4858th ($635 vs $1097) 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 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.5 months in Shanghai. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6144th and 675th 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	$4.55	$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.45
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$30174

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$984
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$665
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$700
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$701
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$868
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$573
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$631
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$602
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$670
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$670
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$657
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$590
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$708
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$643
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$716
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$695
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$702
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$644
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$805
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$636
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$643
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$654
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$603
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$650
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$607
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$644
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$665
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$620
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$621
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$642
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$677
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$665
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$592
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$661
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$672
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$621
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$746