Cost of living comparison

Accra, Ghana

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Accra Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 25.0% more expensive than Accra.

Restaurants: pay 10.2% more in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 41.2% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 5.9% more in Asuncion
Housing: pay 23.6% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 82.5% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 21.4% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Asuncion

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Asuncion are more expensive than in Accra. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Asuncion. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Accra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 10.2% more for restaurants

	Accra	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 GHS74.63	$4.13 PYG33,148	-14.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.37 GHS114.31	$4.58 PYG36,718	-37.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 GHS11.49	$0.88 PYG7,090	+19.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 GHS4.51	$0.51 PYG4,052	+73.5%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 41.2% less for groceries

	Accra	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 GHS23.58	$0.67 PYG5,387	-55.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.46 GHS53.60	$3.12 PYG25,031	-9.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.31 GHS175.24	$3.15 PYG25,267	-72.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 GHS35.41	$1.75 PYG14,023	-23.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.18 GHS33.74	$1.46 PYG11,751	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.27 GHS19.75	$0.91 PYG7,333	-28.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.59 GHS9.20	$0.32 PYG2,598	-45.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 GHS12.63	$0.43 PYG3,420	-47.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.68	$0.73 PYG5,887	-39.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 GHS18.76	$0.49 PYG3,944	-59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.96 GHS14.92	$0.59 PYG4,719	-38.9%
Average			-41.2%

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pay 5.9% more for transportation

	Accra	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 GHS67.28	$3.51 PYG28,146	-19.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.96 GHS510.93	$25.43 PYG203,987	-22.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS123,997.79	$14,874.44 PYG119,332,142	+85.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.16 GHS173.02	$8.90 PYG71,395	-20.3%
Average			+5.9%

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pay 23.6% more for housing

	Accra	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.40 GHS688.14	$16.94 PYG135,878	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$627.15 GHS9,720.61	$425.89 PYG3,416,775	-32.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.15 GHS1,738.33	$339.02 PYG2,719,821	+202.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.69 GHS615.11	$34.20 PYG274,376	-13.8%
Average			+23.6%

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pay 82.5% more for childcare

	Accra	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$57.02 GHS883.72	$179.26 PYG1,438,105	+214.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,655.73 GHS118,661.75	$3,864.81 PYG31,005,958	-49.5%
Average			+82.5%

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pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Accra	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.21 GHS18.68	$1.33 PYG10,709	+10.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.75 GHS42.66	$2.00 PYG16,029	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.57 GHS24.31	$1.27 PYG10,199	-18.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.21 GHS561.20	$26.82 PYG215,206	-25.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.33 GHS144.63	$5.09 PYG40,797	-45.5%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Accra	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.87 GHS230.56	$50.60 PYG405,933	+240.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.10 GHS311.57	$31.53 PYG252,943	+56.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$32.71 GHS506.96	$70.98 PYG569,462	+117.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$34.57 GHS535.76	$50.85 PYG407,973	+47.1%
Average			+115.3%

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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: April 2025

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