Asuncion vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$395	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$3964
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	35	33
😀 Quality of life	58	84
🏙️ Population	462K	543K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 56% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6560th and 2237th ($847 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1697th in Paraguay and the United States, respectively. Check Paraguay vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 6137th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$15759

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212