Asuncion vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$314	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	35	63
😀 Quality of life	51	38
🏙️ Population	462K	1.27M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 31% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7323rd and 5917th ($635 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Paraguay and South Africa, respectively. Check Paraguay vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 6144th and 7204th 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	$4.55	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$3805

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003