Asuncion vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$1812
🏠 One person rent	$344	$567
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$581
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$247
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$1672
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	36	63
😀 Quality of life	57	45
🏙️ Population	462K	1.27M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 27% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7000th and 5704th ($718 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Paraguay and South Africa, respectively. Check Paraguay vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 6174th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Soweto

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	Asuncion	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$3811

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$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
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$890
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$984
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$706
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$826
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$892
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$740
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$975
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$875
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$940
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$838
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$808
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$830
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$762
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$833
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$637
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$668
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$637
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$607
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$599
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$827
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$650
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$469
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$598
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$861
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$514
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$536
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$908
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$915
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$892
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$587
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$915