Asuncion vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asuncion	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$3221
🏠 One person rent	$361	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$431
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$949
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	35	70
😀 Quality of life	53	68
🏙️ Population	524K	12.7M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 29% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6685th and 5170th ($722 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6074th and 3722nd 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	$4.35	$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$4.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.54%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3513	$22097

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$771
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$731
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$687
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$731
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$699
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$688
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$707
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$651
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1190
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$713
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$682
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$675
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1074
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$694
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$763
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$682
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$707
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$831
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$625
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$625
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$679
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$755
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$645
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$631
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$720
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$703
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$789
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$677
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$740
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$696
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$652
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$690
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$898
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645