Asuncion vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Asuncion	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$722	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1726	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$361	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$634	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$217	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.9	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$415	$3743
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	99
😀 Quality of life	53	98
🏙️ Population	524K	4.84M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 74% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6685th and 318th ($722 vs $2741) 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 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6074th and 3rd 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	$4.35	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.63	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$386	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$283	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$731	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$510	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$62.5	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.1	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.54%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1152	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$940	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.1	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.4	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.64	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.93	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.06	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.8	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.95	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.4	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.96	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.2	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.9	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.4	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$205	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3513	$17934

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816