Asuncion vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$344	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$1127
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	36	70
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	462K	12.7M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 7% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7000th and 6778th ($718 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st in Paraguay and China, respectively. Check Paraguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.5 months in Suzhou. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6174th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Suzhou

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	Asuncion	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610