Asuncion vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$395	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$1068
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	58	76
🏙️ Population	462K	24.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 26% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6560th and 4880th ($847 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6137th and 1178th 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	$6.77	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789