Asuncion vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2964
🏠 One person rent	$348	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$988
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$436
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$970
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	35	47
😀 Quality of life	57	63
🏙️ Population	462K	1.26M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 41% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 6973rd and 4609th ($752 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Paraguay and Mexico, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 0.8 months in Zapopan. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6216th and 5628th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Zapopan

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	Asuncion	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.88	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$44.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$9.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$767
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$417
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1247
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$82.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$34.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$584
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$41.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$9.23
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$6389

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1241
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$784
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$990
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$925
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$983
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1157
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1007
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$806
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$999
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$746
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$885
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1417
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1023
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$899
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$914
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$920
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$956
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$946
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$910
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1202
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$817
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$950
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$952
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$664
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$894
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$926
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$803
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1469
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$866
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1028
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1241
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$913
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$1044
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1041
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$971
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$747
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$914
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1102
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$986