Asuncion vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$1932
🏠 One person rent	$348	$620
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$639
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$1631
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	35	63
😀 Quality of life	57	48
🏙️ Population	462K	1.27M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 29% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6973rd and 5251st ($752 vs $1057) 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 1.5 months in Soweto. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 6216th and 6890th 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	$5.88	$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.17
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$4370

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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 Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$1171
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$958
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$1089
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$765
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$892
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$865
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$967
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$792
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$1049
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$950
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$791
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$1017
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$826
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$910
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$875
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$899
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$826
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$901
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$697
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$731
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$604
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$694
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$662
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$573
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$652
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$912
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$681
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$511
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$763
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$628
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$630
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$927
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$551
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$716
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$916
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$966
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$948
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$633
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$950