Asuncion vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$4188
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	58	100
🏙️ Population	462K	5.45M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 70% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6560th and 370th ($847 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Australia, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6137th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Sydney

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	Asuncion	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$25164

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863