Asuncion vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$4089
🏠 One person rent	$344	$829
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$1453
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$435
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$322
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$2574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	36	100
😀 Quality of life	57	99
🏙️ Population	462K	14.3M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 58% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 7000th and 3130th ($718 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Paraguay and Japan, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 6174th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Tokyo

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	Asuncion	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$7.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$5.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$3.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$631
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$30.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$10581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$5243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$75.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$30.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$4.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$7.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$20.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$3.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$60.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$518
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$14795

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1110
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1115
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1125
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1035
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1025
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1055
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$961
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1113
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1020
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$945
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1049
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1066
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1058
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1047
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1025
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$972
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1068
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1088
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1037
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1066
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1002
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1040
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$997
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1041
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1024
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1005
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$975
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1040
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1061
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1078
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1073
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1044
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1031
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$961