Cost of living comparison

Paraguay

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Venezuela

Caracas vs. Asuncion Cost of Living Summary

Caracas is 16.6% more expensive than Asuncion.

Restaurants: pay 63.3% more in Caracas
Groceries: pay 63.5% more in Caracas
Transportation: pay 1.2% less in Caracas
Housing: pay 5.9% less in Caracas
Childcare: pay 4.0% less in Caracas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Caracas
Clothing: pay 27.0% more in Caracas

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

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Caracas vs. Asuncion Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 63.3% more for restaurants

	Asuncion	Caracas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.86 PYG39,213	$10.80 VEF107.76	+57.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 PYG39,213	$11.00 VEF109.72	+60.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.06 PYG6,045	$1.53 VEF15.23	+44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 PYG3,268	$1.32 VEF13.13	+130.5%
Average			+63.3%

Asuncion vs. Caracas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 63.5% more for groceries

	Asuncion	Caracas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 PYG8,437	$2.27 VEF22.67	+54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.85 PYG27,738	$5.08 VEF50.69	+4.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.83 PYG27,620	$10.26 VEF102.36	+112.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 PYG13,716	$4.73 VEF47.13	+97.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.37 PYG13,532	$4.21 VEF41.95	+77.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.35 PYG7,740	$3.29 VEF32.80	+143.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 PYG3,271	$0.91 VEF9.08	+59.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.54 PYG3,097	$0.99 VEF9.84	+82.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 PYG6,300	$1.05 VEF10.45	-4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 PYG3,502	$1.02 VEF10.17	+66.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 PYG3,412	$0.99 VEF9.88	+66.0%
Average			+63.5%

Asuncion vs. Caracas - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% less for transportation

	Asuncion	Caracas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 PYG26,771	$3.18 VEF31.72	-32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.71 PYG216K	$30.00 VEF299.24	-20.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,138.81 PYG98M	$25,000.00 VEF249K	+45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.81 PYG79,014	$27.00 VEF269.31	+95.5%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Asuncion	Caracas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.03 PYG126K	$37.99 VEF378.95	+72.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$625.19 PYG4M	$610.08 VEF6,085.28	-2.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$378.03 PYG2M	$425.00 VEF4,239.16	+12.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$38.14 PYG218K	$16.60 VEF165.55	-56.5%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 4.0% less for childcare

	Asuncion	Caracas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.39 PYG1M	$160.00 VEF1,595.92	-12.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,778.44 PYG33M	$6,100.00 VEF60,844.46	+5.6%
Average			-4.0%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Asuncion	Caracas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.89 PYG10,784	$2.00 VEF19.95	+6.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.35 PYG19,171	$3.63 VEF36.19	+8.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.31 PYG13,234	$4.58 VEF45.68	+97.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.10 PYG206K	$66.50 VEF663.30	+84.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 PYG49,016	$6.50 VEF64.83	-24.1%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 27.0% more for clothing

	Asuncion	Caracas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.41 PYG363K	$76.58 VEF763.81	+20.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.56 PYG324K	$50.89 VEF507.62	-10.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.05 PYG607K	$133.76 VEF1,334.21	+26.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.55 PYG404K	$133.87 VEF1,335.27	+89.7%
Average			+27.0%

Asuncion vs. Caracas - Cost of clothing

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