Asuncion vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Asuncion Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1726
$1598
🏠 One person rent
$361
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$634
$523
🍽️ Food expenses
$217
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.9
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$415
$1509
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
35
62
😀 Quality of life
53
44
🏙️ Population
524K
1.27M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 17% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 6685th and 6110th ($722 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 6074th and 6750th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Asuncion vs Soweto infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Asuncion vs Soweto

Prices for goods and services in Asuncion and Soweto are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Asuncion Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.35
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.8
$3.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.08
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$386
$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$731
$488
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$510
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$57.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.5
$88.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.54%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$940
$624
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.49
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.1
$28.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.4
$9.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.64
$0.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.03
$7.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$5.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.06
$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.8
$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.95
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$2.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.1
$0.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.4
$12.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.96
$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$20.1
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$2.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$43.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.4
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$205
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3513
$2867

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Asuncion

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi San Lorenzo
$660
15 km or 9.4 mi Luque
$650
112 km or 70 mi Formosa
$354
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$564
163 km or 101 mi Caaguazu
$444
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$577
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$523
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$403
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$554
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$340
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$580
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$725
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$429
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$368
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$562
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$644
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$604
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$648
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$619
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$661
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$431
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$428
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$611
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$554
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$610
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$681
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$607
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$525
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$653
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$957
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$636
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$632
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$694
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$688
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$511
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$716
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$626
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$565
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$658
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$573

Cities near Soweto

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$908
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$776
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$889
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$637
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$741
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$755
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$631
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$783
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$751
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$625
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$845
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$621
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$746
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$701
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$866
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$682
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$719
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$631
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$656
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$633
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$603
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$558
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$739
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$535
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$447
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$601
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$511
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$753
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$511
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$554
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$978
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$1084
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$780
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$550
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$952