Cost of living comparison

Mexico City, Mexico

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 26.3% cheaper than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 37.4% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 39.6% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 38.5% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 26.9% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 53.5% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.0% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 25.2% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 37.4% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.93 MX$197.86	$4.13 PYG32,729	-58.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 MX$148.40	$4.58 PYG36,254	-38.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.08 MX$21.51	$0.88 PYG7,000	-18.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MX$15.40	$0.51 PYG4,001	-34.6%
Average			-37.4%

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pay 39.6% less for groceries

	Mexico City	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.45 MX$48.87	$0.67 PYG5,318	-72.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.87 MX$96.99	$3.12 PYG24,715	-35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.51 MX$109.75	$3.15 PYG24,948	-42.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.18 MX$43.50	$1.75 PYG13,846	-19.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.57 MX$71.16	$1.46 PYG11,602	-59.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 MX$24.35	$0.91 PYG7,240	-25.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 MX$13.34	$0.32 PYG2,566	-51.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$15.92	$0.43 PYG3,376	-46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.49	$0.73 PYG5,813	-11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 MX$16.96	$0.49 PYG3,894	-42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 MX$16.49	$0.59 PYG4,659	-28.9%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 38.5% more for transportation

	Mexico City	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.64 MX$92.41	$3.51 PYG27,790	-24.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.87 MX$356.15	$25.43 PYG201,410	+42.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,615.02 MX$370,988.00	$14,874.44 PYG117,824,855	-20.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.47 MX$69.25	$8.90 PYG70,494	+156.1%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 26.9% less for housing

	Mexico City	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.38 MX$485.87	$16.94 PYG134,161	-30.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$893.52 MX$17,807.42	$425.89 PYG3,373,618	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$544.24 MX$10,846.34	$339.02 PYG2,685,467	-37.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$30.31 MX$604.09	$34.20 PYG270,911	+12.8%
Average			-26.9%

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pay 53.5% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$381.33 MX$7,599.63	$179.26 PYG1,419,941	-53.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,426.99 MX$167,945.68	$3,864.81 PYG30,614,321	-54.1%
Average			-53.5%

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pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.73 MX$54.41	$1.33 PYG10,574	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 MX$59.91	$2.00 PYG15,827	-33.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 MX$78.15	$1.27 PYG10,070	-67.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.69 MX$1,069.96	$26.82 PYG212,488	-50.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.96 MX$98.93	$5.09 PYG40,282	+2.4%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 25.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.36 MX$1,123.13	$50.60 PYG400,806	-10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.06 MX$818.29	$31.53 PYG249,748	-23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.99 MX$1,833.37	$70.98 PYG562,270	-22.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$91.93 MX$1,832.11	$50.85 PYG402,820	-44.7%
Average			-25.2%

Mexico City 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: March 2025

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