Asuncion vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asuncion Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1568
$1777
🏠 One person rent
$338
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$566
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$209
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$51.1
$92.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$426
$1724
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
35
62
😀 Quality of life
51
39
🏙️ Population
462K
1.27M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 31% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7159th and 5883rd ($666 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.8 months in Soweto. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Soweto ranked 11th in South Africa, while ranked 6136th and 7063rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Asuncion Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.64
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.4
$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.64
$4.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.85
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$359
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$278
$368
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$544
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.2
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.8
$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.89%
11.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1279
$917
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$615
$735
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$2.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.5
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.47
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.8
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.99
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$6.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.77
$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.33
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$3.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$2.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$0.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.21
$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$3.15
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$50.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.8
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$180
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3909
$4830

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$620
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$604
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$335
120 km or 74 mi Coronel Oviedo
$534
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$411
212 km or 132 mi Concepcion
$541
270 km or 168 mi Corrientes
$486
275 km or 171 mi Resistencia
$379
287 km or 178 mi Encarnacion
$515
288 km or 179 mi Posadas
$314
304 km or 189 mi Ciudad del Este
$531
307 km or 191 mi Foz do Iguacu
$644
326 km or 203 mi Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena
$439
348 km or 216 mi Obera
$373
361 km or 224 mi Pedro Juan Caballero
$524
363 km or 226 mi Ponta Pora
$615
407 km or 253 mi Sao Borja
$585
422 km or 262 mi Cascavel
$600
424 km or 264 mi Santa Rosa
$596
447 km or 278 mi Dourados
$629
455 km or 283 mi Goya
$481
471 km or 293 mi Reconquista
$487
472 km or 293 mi Santo Angelo
$592
498 km or 310 mi Uruguaiana
$557
504 km or 313 mi Ijui
$593
508 km or 315 mi Pato Branco
$635
539 km or 335 mi Chapeco
$660
549 km or 341 mi Campo Mourao
$482
584 km or 363 mi Carazinho
$619
586 km or 364 mi Artigas
$881
593 km or 369 mi Erechim
$622
599 km or 372 mi Concordia
$623
613 km or 381 mi Maringa
$629
614 km or 382 mi Passo Fundo
$647
616 km or 383 mi Santa Maria
$472
619 km or 385 mi Campo Grande
$641
621 km or 386 mi Guarapuava
$534
648 km or 403 mi Sao Gabriel
$594
654 km or 407 mi Apucarana
$608
655 km or 407 mi Santana do Livramento
$561

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$1079
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$874
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$997
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$717
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$822
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$838
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$696
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$909
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$848
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$717
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$943
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$689
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$819
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$788
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$841
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$774
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$809
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$692
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$718
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$690
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$654
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$623
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$791
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$627
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$459
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$696
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$663
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$581
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$859
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$554
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$674
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$600
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$1003
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$1116
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$834
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$585
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$1045