Cost of living comparison
Asuncion is 11.9% cheaper than Caracas.
If you lived in Asuncion instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 61.4% less for restaurants
|
Caracas
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
VEF149.62
|
$4.13
PYG32,209
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
VEF119.69
|
$4.58
PYG35,677
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
VEF17.78
|
$0.88
PYG6,889
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.84
|
$0.51
PYG3,937
|
|
pay 46.8% less for groceries
|
Caracas
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
VEF21.64
|
$0.67
PYG5,234
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
VEF48.61
|
$3.12
PYG24,322
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
VEF77.06
|
$3.15
PYG24,551
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.03
VEF30.26
|
$1.75
PYG13,626
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
VEF32.36
|
$1.46
PYG11,418
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
VEF25.43
|
$0.91
PYG7,125
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.56
|
$0.32
PYG2,525
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
VEF8.97
|
$0.43
PYG3,323
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
VEF7.51
|
$0.73
PYG5,720
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
VEF10.04
|
$0.49
PYG3,832
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.59
PYG4,585
|
|
pay 11.5% less for transportation
|
Caracas
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$3.51
PYG27,348
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$25.43
PYG198,207
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$14,874.44
PYG115,951,288
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.80
VEF237.39
|
$8.90
PYG69,373
|
|
pay 69.7% more for housing
|
Caracas
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.22
VEF371.27
|
$16.94
PYG132,028
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.44
VEF3,934.39
|
$425.89
PYG3,319,973
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$366.67
VEF3,657.32
|
$339.02
PYG2,642,764
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$7.90
VEF78.82
|
$34.20
PYG266,603
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
|
Caracas
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$98.67
VEF984.15
|
$179.26
PYG1,397,362
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$3,864.81
PYG30,127,514
|
|
pay 35.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Caracas
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$1.33
PYG10,406
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.72
VEF27.12
|
$2.00
PYG15,575
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$1.27
PYG9,910
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.88
VEF716.92
|
$26.82
PYG209,109
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$5.09
PYG39,641
|
|
pay 29.8% less for clothing
|
Caracas
|
Asuncion
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.00
VEF598.47
|
$50.60
PYG394,433
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.33
VEF432.23
|
$31.53
PYG245,777
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$113.12
VEF1,128.37
|
$70.98
PYG553,329
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.33
VEF831.21
|
$50.85
PYG396,415
|
|
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