Asuncion vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$314	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$5859
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	35	100
😀 Quality of life	51	94
🏙️ Population	462K	690K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 80% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7323rd and 96th ($635 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 6144th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Asuncion	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$24653

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979