Cost of living comparison

 Praia, Cabo Verde
compared to
 Asuncion, Paraguay
Asuncion vs. Praia Cost of Living Summary
Asuncion vs. Praia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 36.9% less for restaurants

 
Praia
Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.86
CVE514.09
$4.13
PYG32,162
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.32
CVE668.31
$4.58
PYG35,626
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.78
CVE188.22
$0.88
PYG6,879

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pay 54.4% less for groceries

 
Praia
Asuncion
Bread
1 loaf
$2.95
CVE311.95
$0.67
PYG5,226
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.94
CVE840.04
$3.12
PYG24,286
Milk (1 gallon) $4.78
CVE505.97
$3.15
PYG24,516

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pay 29.3% less for transportation

 
Praia
Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.31
CVE667.29
$3.51
PYG27,309
Monthly public transit pass $20.42
CVE2,159.16
$25.43
PYG197,920
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,166.78
CVE3,084,519.61
$14,874.44
PYG115,783,481

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pay 44.2% less for housing

 
Praia
Asuncion
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$51.28
CVE5,423.61
$16.94
PYG131,837
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $583.34
CVE61,690.39
$425.89
PYG3,315,168
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $388.89
CVE41,126.93
$339.02
PYG2,638,940

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pay 40.3% more for childcare

 
Praia
Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $110.42
CVE11,677.45
$179.26
PYG1,395,339
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,266.68
CVE345,466.20
$3,864.81
PYG30,083,913

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pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Praia
Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.48
CVE262.18
$1.33
PYG10,391
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.49
CVE157.43
$2.00
PYG15,552
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.38
CVE462.68
$1.27
PYG9,896

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pay 23.8% less for clothing

 
Praia
Asuncion
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.61
CVE5,140.87
$50.60
PYG393,862
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.89
CVE4,112.69
$31.53
PYG245,421
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$87.50
CVE9,253.56
$70.98
PYG552,528

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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: January 2025
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