Asunción vs Encarnación
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Encarnación edges it, 58 to 57, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Asunción is stronger on climate; Encarnación on air quality, getting there & around. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Paraguay's leafy, low-cost capital on the river
Full Asunción profile →Where to stay in Asunción →Paraguay's riverside southern city with a beach and Jesuit ruins
Full Encarnación profile →Where to stay in Encarnación →Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Asunción | Encarnación |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | no data | no data |
| Safety | 55 | 55 |
| Healthcare | 66 | 66 |
| Internet | 64 ✓ | 63 |
| Visa ease | 46 | 46 |
| Getting there & around | 31 | 42 ✓ |
| Climate | 67 ✓ | 50 |
| Air quality | 68 | 82 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 57 | 57 |
Cost
| Metric | Asunción | Encarnación |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | no data | no data |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Asunción | Encarnación |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 68 | 68 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 79 | 79 |
| Life expectancy | 70.3 yrs | 70.3 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Asunción | Encarnación |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 26.1 Mbps ✓ | 23.8 Mbps |
| Upload | 12.5 Mbps | 14.4 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Asunción | Encarnación |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Asunción | Encarnación |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 14 | 15 ✓ |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 2 | 3 ✓ |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 1 | 2 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Asunción | Encarnación |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 8 ✓ | 6 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 19.2 µg/m³ | 13 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Asunción or Encarnación?
- We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
- Is Asunción or Encarnación safer?
- Asunción scores higher on safety (55 vs 55), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Asunción or Encarnación?
- Asunción: a measured median of 26.1 Mbps versus 23.8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.