Cost of living comparison

Asuncion, Paraguay

compared to

Mexico City, Mexico

Mexico City vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 63.0% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 69.5% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 83.6% more in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 50.7% more in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.2% more in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 38.0% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

Mexico City vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Asuncion, you would:

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pay 69.5% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.13 PYG32,729	$9.93 MX$197.86	+140.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.58 PYG36,254	$7.45 MX$148.40	+62.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 PYG7,000	$1.08 MX$21.51	+22.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PYG4,001	$0.77 MX$15.40	+53.0%
Average			+69.5%

Asuncion vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.6% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$0.67 PYG5,318	$2.45 MX$48.87	+265.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.12 PYG24,715	$4.87 MX$96.99	+56.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.15 PYG24,948	$5.51 MX$109.75	+74.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 PYG13,846	$2.18 MX$43.50	+24.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.46 PYG11,602	$3.57 MX$71.16	+143.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PYG7,240	$1.22 MX$24.35	+33.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.32 PYG2,566	$0.67 MX$13.34	+106.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 PYG3,376	$0.80 MX$15.92	+87.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 PYG5,813	$0.83 MX$16.49	+12.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 PYG3,894	$0.85 MX$16.96	+73.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 PYG4,659	$0.83 MX$16.49	+40.7%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Asuncion	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.51 PYG27,790	$4.64 MX$92.41	+32.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.43 PYG201,410	$17.87 MX$356.15	-29.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$14,874.44 PYG117,824,855	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	+25.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.90 PYG70,494	$3.47 MX$69.25	-61.0%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 50.7% more for housing

	Asuncion	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.94 PYG134,161	$24.38 MX$485.87	+43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$425.89 PYG3,373,618	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	+109.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$339.02 PYG2,685,467	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	+60.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.20 PYG270,911	$30.31 MX$604.09	-11.4%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Asuncion	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.26 PYG1,419,941	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	+112.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,864.81 PYG30,614,321	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	+118.0%
Average			+115.3%

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pay 92.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.33 PYG10,574	$2.73 MX$54.41	+104.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.00 PYG15,827	$3.01 MX$59.91	+50.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.27 PYG10,070	$3.92 MX$78.15	+208.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.82 PYG212,488	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	+100.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.09 PYG40,282	$4.96 MX$98.93	-2.4%
Average			+92.2%

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pay 38.0% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.60 PYG400,806	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	+11.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.53 PYG249,748	$41.06 MX$818.29	+30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.98 PYG562,270	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	+29.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.85 PYG402,820	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	+80.8%
Average			+38.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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