Atlas by RikezasAsunción
Strengths
- Very favorable tax system
- Affordable cost of living
- Strong, established Brazilian community
- Simplified immigration for investors
- Good environmental quality and pleasant climate
Challenges
- Public infrastructure still developing
- Limited public health system
- Gaps in public transport
- Governance needs improvement
- Ranking position#18 of 57
- Your weightsBalanced
- Data confidence13 of 15 with 2+ sources
- UpdatedOct 22, 2026
Asunción × where you live
Compared with Manaus, Brazil.The 5 criteria
3.8
4.0
3.3
6.6
6.8
Your money there
Midpoints of the ranges in the analysis (Asunción), in US dollars. Leisure: from the verified research. Sources: Rent: Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva) (Jan 25, 2025) · Groceries: Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva) (Jan 25, 2025) · Transport: Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva) (Jan 25, 2025) · Health: Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva) (Jan 25, 2025) · Utilities: Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva) (Jan 25, 2025) · Leisure: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026)
Taxes in Asunción
The criterion with the most weight in your scoreIncome tax
Single source dnit.gov.py (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026
Consumption tax
10.0% VAT. The only reduced rate is 5% (the DNIT page does not detail which goods).
Employee social security (sourced components): IPS – employee contribution 9.00%.
Top income tax rate
This is the top bracket. Yours depends on income; the calculator comes in the next release.
How to move there
Paths for a BrazilianInvestor visa
Minimum investment of US$ 70,000 in a bank account or business.
Single sourceRetiree/passive income visa
Proven monthly income of US$ 2,500.
Single sourceAll the data
15 sub-criteria, each with a source, date and confidence badgeFinancial environmentweight 30%
7.50›
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × OCDE (Global Revenue Statistics, receita tributária em % do PIB) ↗, 2024 × Subsecretaría de Estado de Tributación (SET) ↗, 2025-01-258
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × OIT/ILOSTAT (salário médio mensal dos empregados) ↗, 20257
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2025 × Ministerio de Industria y Comercio ↗, 2025-01-257
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × lanacion.com.py (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026-09-22 × Banco Mundial ↗, 20258
Stability and safetyweight 25%
7.00›
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × Dirección General de Migraciones ↗, 2025-01-25 × Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores ↗, 2025-01-258
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2025 × Tribunal Superior de Justicia Electoral ↗, 2025-01-256
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × ods.ine.gov.py (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2024 × Policía Nacional del Paraguay ↗, 2025-01-257
Currency strengthweight 20%
6.75›
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2025 × FMI (World Economic Outlook) ↗, 20257
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2020–2025 × Banco Central del Paraguay - Cotações ↗, 2025-01-256
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2025 × World Bank Development Indicators ↗, 2025-01-257
Quality of lifeweight 15%
6.73›
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2024 × OMS (Global Health Observatory, esperança de vida ao nascer) ↗, 20236
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × World Happiness Report 2026 (avaliação de vida de 0 a 10, média de 3 anos) ↗, 2023–2025 × happierlivesinstitute.org (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20267
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × Open-Meteo (qualidade do ar, modelo CAMS; média horária de PM2,5) ↗, 2025-10-22–2026-10-21 × Secretaría del Ambiente (SEAM) ↗, 2025-01-258
Cultural integrationweight 10%
7.40›
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × mledoze/countries (idiomas oficiais, base aberta) ↗, 2026 × Secretaría de Políticas Lingüísticas ↗, 2025-01-257
Análise estruturada por país: Paraguai (Jonatas Ramos Silva), 2025-01-25 × static.poder360.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2023 × Embaixada do Brasil em Asunción ↗, 2025-01-258
Score over 2026
7.10 · History starts on Oct 22, 2026: every data update adds a new point.
Where the data comes from
- Official sources (APIs)0
- International organisations8
- AI with checked link4
- Atlas users0
- Own analysis59
Questions about Asunción
With the numbers on this pageHow much does it cost to live in Asunción?
For one person, about US$ 968 a month, of which US$ 400 is rent. It includes groceries, transport, health, utilities and leisure; each part's source is in the cost-of-living section.
What is the average wage in Asunción?
PYG 3,235,818 a month (average monthly earnings (ILO), 2025), about US$ 564. One person's cost of living equals 171% of that wage.
How much tax do you pay in Asunción?
The top income tax rate is 10%. For an income of US$ 1,453 a month, income tax and social security take about 17% and, adding taxes on purchases, that is 75 days a year working for taxes.
Is Asunción safe?
8.1 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (2024). On Atlas, personal safety scores 7 out of 10.
What is Asunción's score on Rikezas Atlas?
7.10 out of 10 with the Balanced weights, #18 of 57 places, with 15 of 15 sub-criteria sourced.
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