Asuncion vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$3119
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$7114
🏠 One person rent	$348	$2114
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$3790
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$564
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$283
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$4401
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	35	89
😀 Quality of life	57	97
🏙️ Population	462K	5.87M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6973rd and 154th ($752 vs $3119) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Singapore, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6216th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Singapore City

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	Asuncion	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$9.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$7.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$8.22
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$2502
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$1849
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$4534
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$3365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	2.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$23965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$7918
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$96.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$19.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$23.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$4.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$4.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$9.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$4.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$47.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$31369

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2806
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$838
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$533
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$495
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$770
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$780
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$788
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$736
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$678
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$513
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$495
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$588
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$627
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$981
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$831
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$813
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$750
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$439
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$762
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$640
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$701
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$572
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$851
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$696
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$485
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$388
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$558
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$572
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$438
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$405
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$470
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$551
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$419
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$456
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$740
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$439
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$792
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$663