Cost of living comparison

Praia, Cabo Verde

compared to

Asuncion, Paraguay

Asuncion vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 24.7% cheaper than Praia.

Restaurants: pay 36.9% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 54.4% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 29.3% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 44.2% less in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 40.3% more in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.4% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 23.8% less in Asuncion

Expenses including groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Asuncion.

Asuncion vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.9% less for restaurants

	Praia	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.86 CVE478.38	$4.13 PYG32,974	-15.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.32 CVE621.89	$4.58 PYG36,525	-27.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CVE175.15	$0.88 PYG7,053	-50.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 CVE110.08	$0.51 PYG4,031	-54.8%
Average			-36.9%

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pay 54.4% less for groceries

	Praia	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.95 CVE290.28	$0.67 PYG5,358	-77.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.94 CVE781.69	$3.12 PYG24,900	-60.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.78 CVE470.82	$3.15 PYG25,134	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.20 CVE216.23	$1.75 PYG13,949	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.61 CVE257.13	$1.46 PYG11,689	-43.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.00 CVE196.45	$0.91 PYG7,294	-54.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 CVE130.19	$0.32 PYG2,585	-75.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 CVE153.34	$0.43 PYG3,402	-72.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.23 CVE219.88	$0.73 PYG5,856	-67.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 CVE119.34	$0.49 PYG3,923	-59.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 CVE86.80	$0.59 PYG4,694	-33.3%
Average			-54.4%

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

	Praia	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.31 CVE620.94	$3.51 PYG27,998	-44.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.42 CVE2,009.19	$25.43 PYG202,917	+24.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE2,870,265.61	$14,874.44 PYG118,706,407	-49.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.26 CVE1,698.24	$8.90 PYG71,021	-48.4%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 44.2% less for housing

	Praia	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.28 CVE5,046.88	$16.94 PYG135,165	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$583.34 CVE57,405.31	$425.89 PYG3,398,859	-27.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$388.89 CVE38,270.21	$339.02 PYG2,705,559	-12.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.61 CVE11,180.10	$34.20 PYG272,938	-69.9%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 40.3% more for childcare

	Praia	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$110.42 CVE10,866.32	$179.26 PYG1,430,564	+62.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,266.68 CVE321,469.75	$3,864.81 PYG30,843,374	+18.3%
Average			+40.3%

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Praia	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 CVE243.97	$1.33 PYG10,653	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.49 CVE146.50	$2.00 PYG15,945	+34.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE430.54	$1.27 PYG10,146	-70.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.46 CVE3,587.83	$26.82 PYG214,077	-26.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.83 CVE574.05	$5.09 PYG40,583	-12.8%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

	Praia	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.61 CVE4,783.78	$50.60 PYG403,805	+4.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.89 CVE3,827.02	$31.53 PYG251,617	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.50 CVE8,610.80	$70.98 PYG566,476	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$131.25 CVE12,916.20	$50.85 PYG405,834	-61.3%
Average			-23.8%

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