Asuncion vs Willemstad - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Willemstad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$3858
🏠 One person rent	$395	$843
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1421
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$1256
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	35	9
😀 Quality of life	58	53
🏙️ Population	462K	137K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 49% less expensive than in Willemstad. Cities ranked 6560th and 3357th ($847 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Curacao, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Curacao comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.8 months in Willemstad. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Willemstad ranked 1st in Curacao, while ranked 6137th and 6458th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Willemstad

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	Asuncion	Willemstad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$592
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$1245
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1065
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	5.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$28.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$1.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$9.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$10.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$104
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$186
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$12169

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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 Willemstad

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Barber	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Kralendijk	$2007
114 km or 71 mi	Coro	$566
128 km or 79 mi	Oranjestad	$1780
143 km or 89 mi	Punto Fijo	$710
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$788
209 km or 130 mi	Puerto Cabello	$838
228 km or 142 mi	Yaritagua	$734
232 km or 144 mi	Barquisimeto	$724
234 km or 146 mi	Cabudare	$704
239 km or 148 mi	Guacara	$855
240 km or 149 mi	Valencia	$787
241 km or 150 mi	Los Guayos	$774
243 km or 151 mi	Tocuyito	$764
247 km or 153 mi	El Limon	$723
250 km or 155 mi	Carora	$729
253 km or 157 mi	Quibor	$729
254 km or 158 mi	Maracay	$756
254 km or 158 mi	Tinaquillo	$791
261 km or 162 mi	Santa Rita	$758
263 km or 164 mi	Turmero	$863
264 km or 164 mi	Palo Negro	$763
267 km or 166 mi	Catia La Mar	$1080
269 km or 167 mi	Cagua	$819
272 km or 169 mi	Maiquetia	$1042
273 km or 170 mi	La Victoria	$847
276 km or 171 mi	La Guaira	$1058
276 km or 172 mi	El Tocuyo	$741
277 km or 172 mi	San Carlos	$839
283 km or 176 mi	Caracas	$1253
285 km or 177 mi	Araure	$765
286 km or 177 mi	Los Teques	$1025
286 km or 178 mi	Acarigua	$771
303 km or 188 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$812
307 km or 191 mi	Charallave	$801
311 km or 194 mi	Cua	$748
319 km or 198 mi	Guatire	$947
319 km or 198 mi	Guarenas	$954
322 km or 200 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
324 km or 201 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620