Asuncion vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$7242
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	35	81
😀 Quality of life	51	98
🏙️ Population	462K	449K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 81% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 7323rd and 59th ($635 vs $3296) 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 6144th and 5th 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	$4.55	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$29610

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717