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Caracas vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 53.4% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 87.8% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 99.1% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 59.2% more in Caracas
Housing: pay 23.5% more in Caracas
Childcare: pay 7.8% more in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 68.3% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 28.3% more in Caracas

The cost of groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, and housing in Caracas are more expensive than in Asuncion. Notably, groceries and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Caracas.

Caracas vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 87.8% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00 PYG32,255	$11.00 VEF109.72	+120.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.39 PYG34,796	$10.00 VEF99.75	+85.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 PYG5,741	$1.32 VEF13.16	+48.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.52 PYG3,353	$1.03 VEF10.25	+97.8%
Average			+87.8%

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pay 99.1% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.13 PYG7,311	$2.46 VEF24.50	+116.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.98 PYG25,671	$4.43 VEF44.21	+11.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 PYG23,922	$7.83 VEF78.10	+111.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 PYG11,696	$3.22 VEF32.07	+77.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.67 PYG10,764	$3.42 VEF34.11	+104.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 PYG6,651	$2.68 VEF26.71	+159.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.41 PYG2,659	$0.90 VEF8.98	+118.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.45 PYG2,888	$1.21 VEF12.04	+169.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 PYG5,509	$1.00 VEF10.02	+17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,487	$1.17 VEF11.69	+116.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,680	$1.06 VEF10.60	+86.3%
Average			+99.1%

Asuncion vs. Caracas - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.2% more for transportation

	Asuncion	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.61 PYG23,280	$1.89 VEF18.88	-47.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.58 PYG184K	$30.00 VEF299.24	+5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,411.13 PYG99M	$25,000.00 VEF249K	+62.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.41 PYG47,810	$23.50 VEF234.40	+217.1%
Average			+59.2%

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pay 23.5% more for housing

	Asuncion	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.71 PYG114K	$36.92 VEF368.29	+108.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$437.82 PYG3M	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$320.48 PYG2M	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	+21.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.70 PYG204K	$16.19 VEF161.48	-48.9%
Average			+23.5%

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pay 7.8% more for childcare

	Asuncion	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$163.92 PYG1M	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	-17.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,652.44 PYG24M	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	+33.1%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 68.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.40 PYG9,038	$1.50 VEF14.96	+7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.19 PYG14,119	$2.66 VEF26.51	+21.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 PYG10,845	$5.00 VEF49.87	+197.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.39 PYG190K	$63.18 VEF630.21	+115.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.95 PYG38,411	$6.00 VEF59.85	+0.8%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 28.3% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.16 PYG356K	$56.88 VEF567.30	+3.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.83 PYG244K	$37.50 VEF374.04	-0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.06 PYG504K	$86.67 VEF864.46	+11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.34 PYG357K	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	+99.9%
Average			+28.3%

Asuncion vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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