Asuncion vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$718
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1688
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$344
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$564
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$242
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.9
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$466
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
36
100
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
462K
24.9M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 36% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7000th and 4879th ($718 vs $1128) 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6174th and 1383rd 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
$5.46
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.62
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.44
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.71
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$394
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$713
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.2
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.9
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.91%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.9
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.26
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.92
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.75
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.09
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.65
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.51
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.39
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.7
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.8
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.62
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.1
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.6
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$166
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4108
$27624

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$610
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$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
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$537

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$1003
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$673
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$696
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$696
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$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
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$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
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$674
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$601
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$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
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$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
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$663
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$590
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$666
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$659
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$617
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$753