Asuncion vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$3784
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$9038
🏠 One person rent	$348	$2349
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$4207
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$934
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$6864
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	82
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	462K	449K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 80% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 6973rd and 13th ($752 vs $3784) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.8 months in Zurich. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Zurich ranked 2nd in Switzerland, while ranked 6216th and 9th 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	$5.88	$29.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$19.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$9.85
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$7.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$5.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$2745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$1974
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$3621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$55.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$20786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$8412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$4.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$38.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$9.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$25.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$24.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$45.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$22.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$88
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$24.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$56.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$146
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$157
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$2506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$24322

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3494
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3353
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3367
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3457
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3345
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3281
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3328
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3414
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3305
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3310
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3360
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3556
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4151
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3318
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2731
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2740
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2546
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3367
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2721
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3380
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3331
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1740
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1794
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$3046
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1872
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1726
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2978
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1837
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1550
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3677
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1604
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1721
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1731
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3080
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1393
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1498
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1966
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2543
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3171