Asuncion vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$344	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$8151
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	36	81
😀 Quality of life	57	100
🏙️ Population	462K	449K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7000th and 23rd ($718 vs $3691) 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 0.6 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 6174th and 2nd 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	$5.46	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$22875

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041