Cost of Living in Asunción, 🇵🇾 Paraguay - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 2 3 1 $681 $511 $543 $308 $52

Utilities 19 1 — $38 $46 $29 —

Internet & Mobile 5 6 7 $44 $32 $94 $32 $2

Groceries 14 15 16 17 31 32 33 35 $56 $169 $399 $125 $7

Transportation 9 10 24 $77 $69 $211 $46 $9

Dining Out 28 29 30 $230 $84 $174 $63 $29

Leisure Activities 12 13 40 $82 $50 $1,020 $43 $19

Health Insurance 20 $68 $85 $275 $25 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 22 $5 $21 $42 — —

Total $1,243 $1,059 $2,804 $671 $120

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 2 3 1 $308.00 $262 – $681 per month

Coworking Space 4 25 $131.00 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 3 $681.00 $663 – $1,012 per month

Coliving Space 2 4 $420.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 30 $4.19 per cup

Beer 28 $0.87 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 28 $3.49 per meal

Fast Food Combo 29 $5.23 per meal

Apples 32 $3.48 per kg

Bread 15 $1.39 per loaf

Milk 14 $1.22 per liter

Rice 31 $0.86 per kg

Chicken Fillets 16 $6.50 per kg

Beef 17 $7.41 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 35 $4.80 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 29 $21.64 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 33 $0.60 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 27 $0.87 per trip

Taxi per km 27 $0.81 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 8 9 10 $35.50 per month

Gasoline 26 11 $1.31 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 24 $3.49 per trip

Scooter Rental 25 $25.00 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 $14.83 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 5 $17.45 per month

Gym Membership 12 $31.24 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 40 $13.96 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $1.75 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 $6.11 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 36 $87.95 per pair

Summer Dress 38 $98.94 per dress

Running Shoes 37 $74.39 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 42 $22.69 per visit

Laundry 41 $0.52 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 18 $15.71 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 39 $1.06 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 5,729.58 PYG on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Buenos Aires, La Paz, Montevideo

Livingcost.org Asunción cross-check rent, dining, misc groceries (June 2026)Index
InfoCasas 1BR Trinidad Gs. 3.900.000/monthListings
RE/MAX Villa Morra semi-furnished 1BR Gs. 5.800.000/monthListings
La Cofi open desk Gs. 750.000/monthOfficial
Personal Hogar 200 Mbps Gs. 100.000/monthOfficial
Personal pospago 24 GB Gs. 85.000/monthOfficial
Personal prepago packs from Gs. 10.000Official
Jaha card Gs. 25.000Official
Metro bus Gs. 2.300 convencional; apps quote upfrontSecondary
Asunción internal bus Gs. 3.400 from Jan 2026Secondary
Octane-95 Gs. 7.490/L (19-Oct-2026)Index
Smart Fit Multiplaza Plan Fit Gs. 179.000/monthOfficial
Cine Multiplaza 2D Gs. 35.000Official
Leche Lactolanda 1 L Gs. 7.000Official
Pan lacteado Superseis 360 g Gs. 7.950Official
Pechuga filet Kzero Gs. 37.250/kgOfficial
Corte para guiso Gs. 42.450/kgOfficial
Clínica médica consult Gs. 90.000Official
ANDE Pliego 21 — 150 kWh Gs. 57.732 with IVASecondary
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
Visa-free 90 days on arrivalOfficial
Migraciones residencia temporal (Wayback)Official
Numbeo taxi tariffs cross-check (Wayback Jan 2026)Index
Ride-hail 5–10 km Gs. 15.000–25.000 bandSecondary
Coworking price bands AsunciónSecondary
Petropar Nafta Oikoite 93 Gs. 7.490/LOfficial
Asunción taxi Gs. 5.000 flag; ~US$ 0.81/kmSecondary
Lomito tradicional Gs. 20.000; Pilsen Gs. 5.000Official
Bar Leo hamburguesa simple Gs. 30.000; lomitos Gs. 38.000–48.000Official
Havanna Café cappuccino Gs. 24.000–25.000Official
Arroz Supremo 1 kg Gs. 4.950Official
Manzana colegiala Gs. 19.950/kgOfficial
Agua Seltz 1.5 L Gs. 3.450Official
Heineken 330 ml Gs. 5.000–7.000Official
Vino Santa Helena 750 ml Gs. 27.500Official
Jeans Hydrant Gs. 503.938Listings
Converse All Star Gs. 426.268Listings
Vestido Tommy Hilfiger Gs. 566.874Listings
Matydol 10 comp. Gs. 6.050Official
Court hire Gs. 60.000–100.000/hour (MiCancha)Secondary
Wash cycle Gs. 30.000 per 10 kg (Gs. 3.000/kg)Official
Corte Essential Gs. 130.000Official

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1155.51 681
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 554.64 308
- Apples 2.23 3.48
- Beef 8.47 7.41
- Beer 1.85 0.87
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- Bread 1.62 1.39
- Chicken Fillets 5.85 6.5
- Cinema Ticket 6.93 6.11
- Coffee 2.77 4.19
- Coliving Space 739.53 420
- Coworking Space 169.47 131
- Dining Out local 61.63, nomad 647.09, expat 277.32, family 539.24, tourist 53.92 local 63, nomad 230, expat 84, family 174, tourist 29
- Doctor Visit (GP) 38.52 15.71
- Fast Food Combo 7.7 5.23
- Gasoline 1.34 1.31
- Groceries local 246.51, nomad 123.25, expat 338.95, family 847.37, tourist 6.16 local 125, nomad 56, expat 169, family 399, tourist 7
- Gym Membership 43.14 31.24
- Haircut 13.1 22.69
- Health Insurance local 38.52, nomad 84.74, expat 92.44, family 308.14, tourist 6.93 local 25, nomad 68, expat 85, family 275, tourist 2.2
- Housing local 354.36, nomad 1001.44, expat 693.31, family 1309.58, tourist 100.14 local 308, nomad 681, expat 511, family 543, tourist 52
- Internet & Mobile local 27.73, nomad 69.33, expat 53.92, family 84.74, tourist 2.31 local 32.3, nomad 44, family 94, tourist 2.2
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 24.65 17.45
- Jeans 64.71 87.95
- Laundry 1.85 0.52
- Leisure Activities local 46.22, nomad 308.14, expat 184.88, family 385.17, tourist 23.11 local 43, nomad 82, expat 50, family 1020, tourist 19
- Meal (Inexpensive) 6.93 3.49
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 49.3 21.64
- Milk 1.16 1.22
- Mobile Plan 15.41 14.83
- Monthly Transport Pass 27.73 35.5
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 6.16 1.06
- Rice 1.31 0.86
- Ride-hailing (5km) 4.31 3.49
- Running Shoes 100.14 74.39
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 5.39 1.75
- Scooter Rental 6.93 25
- Summer Dress 43.14 98.94
- Taxi Start 1.54 0.87
- Taxi per km 0.92 0.81
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 18.49 13.96
- Transportation local 38.52, nomad 184.88, expat 231.1, family 431.39, tourist 18.49 local 46, nomad 77, expat 69, family 211, tourist 9
- Utilities local 69.33, nomad 130.96, expat 115.55, family 215.7, tourist 0 local 29.3, nomad 0, expat 38, family 45.5, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 30.81, family 61.63 local 0, nomad 5, expat 21, family 42
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1 0.6
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.01 4.8
Coffee, Beer, Meal (Inexpensive), Fast Food Combo, Apples, Rice, Wine (Mid-range), Taxi Start, Taxi per km, Gasoline, Tennis Court (Weekend), Jeans, Summer Dress, Running Shoes, Dining Out, Meal (Mid-range, 2 people), Water (1.5L bottle), Haircut, Laundry, Pharmacy (basic meds), SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid), Groceries, Leisure Activities nomad — primary menu/shop/operator sources (elbuensaborlomiteria.com, petropar.gov.py, revistaplus.com.py, washbox.com.py, personal.com.py)

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