Asuncion vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Asuncion	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$847	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$395	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$292	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$628	$8550
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	82
😀 Quality of life	58	97
🏙️ Population	462K	452K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 78% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6560th and 11th ($847 vs $3857) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Switzerland, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 6137th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Zurich

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	Asuncion	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.77	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.8	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.67	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.61	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.54	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.05	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$511	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$308	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$940	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.5	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.9	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.13%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1703	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1239	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.55	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.6	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.1	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.06	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.41	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.65	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.41	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.45	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.12	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.19	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.03	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.81	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.55	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.8	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.6	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$198	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5515	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117