Cost of living comparison

Lima, Peru

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 23.4% cheaper than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 9.9% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 17.4% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 30.0% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 22.8% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 33.4% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.0% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 13.6% less in Asuncion

Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Asuncion instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 9.9% less for restaurants

	Lima	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.23 PEN18.95	$4.13 PYG32,986	-20.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 PEN22.10	$4.58 PYG36,538	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 PEN3.00	$0.88 PYG7,055	+6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 PEN1.84	$0.51 PYG4,032	-0.7%
Average			-9.9%

Lima vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.4% less for groceries

	Lima	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.42 PEN8.79	$0.67 PYG5,360	-72.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 PEN15.30	$3.12 PYG24,909	-26.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 PEN17.96	$3.15 PYG25,144	-36.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70 PEN9.81	$1.75 PYG13,954	-35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.25 PEN8.15	$1.46 PYG11,694	-34.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.87 PEN3.17	$0.91 PYG7,297	+4.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 PEN1.83	$0.32 PYG2,586	-35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.74	$0.43 PYG3,403	-11.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 PEN1.90	$0.73 PYG5,858	+40.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 PEN1.94	$0.49 PYG3,925	-7.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.73	$0.59 PYG4,696	+23.5%
Average			-17.4%

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pay 30.0% less for transportation

	Lima	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 PEN19.53	$3.51 PYG28,008	-34.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.85 PEN86.48	$25.43 PYG202,991	+6.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,163.52 PEN83,982.27	$14,874.44 PYG118,749,551	-35.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.14 PEN73.03	$8.90 PYG71,047	-55.8%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 22.8% less for housing

	Lima	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.56 PEN96.31	$16.94 PYG135,214	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$575.58 PEN2,086.84	$425.89 PYG3,400,094	-26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$363.71 PEN1,318.66	$339.02 PYG2,706,542	-6.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$44.01 PEN159.55	$34.20 PYG273,037	-22.3%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

	Lima	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$213.68 PEN774.72	$179.26 PYG1,431,084	-16.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,818.35 PEN28,346.42	$3,864.81 PYG30,854,584	-50.6%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 37.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.12 PEN7.69	$1.33 PYG10,657	-37.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 PEN9.50	$2.00 PYG15,951	-23.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.30 PEN19.22	$1.27 PYG10,150	-76.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.52 PEN110.64	$26.82 PYG214,155	-12.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.95 PEN28.83	$5.09 PYG40,598	-36.0%
Average			-37.0%

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pay 13.6% less for clothing

	Lima	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.79 PEN155.15	$50.60 PYG403,951	+18.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.98 PEN126.83	$31.53 PYG251,708	-9.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.21 PEN308.93	$70.98 PYG566,682	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.35 PEN342.08	$50.85 PYG405,981	-46.1%
Average			-13.6%

Lima vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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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: June 2025

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