Cost of living comparison
Caracas is 37.4% more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Caracas instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 78.6% more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,549
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
₲35,640
|
$10.00
Bs99.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,351
|
$1.26
Bs12.56
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
₲4,356
|
$0.87
Bs8.65
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,225
|
$2.23
Bs22.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,484
|
$2.86
Bs28.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
₲22,691
|
$7.06
Bs70.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
₲13,760
|
$2.29
Bs22.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,330
|
$2.66
Bs26.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,081
|
$1.87
Bs18.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,220
|
$0.50
Bs4.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₲4,368
|
$0.73
Bs7.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
₲5,219
|
$0.68
Bs6.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₲3,048
|
$0.73
Bs7.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,436
|
$0.74
Bs7.40
|
|
pay 30.2% more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
₲32,083
|
$1.89
Bs18.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲171,073
|
$30.00
Bs299.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲112,011,897
|
$32,000.00
Bs319,184.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲87,878
|
$17.00
Bs169.57
|
|
pay 0.7% more for housing
Asuncion
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
₲177,090
|
$42.00
Bs418.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
₲2,915,049
|
$360.00
Bs3,590.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
₲2,178,009
|
$345.00
Bs3,441.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
₲321,211
|
$10.46
Bs104.34
|
|
pay 49.8% more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,140,485
|
$73.54
Bs733.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,292,640
|
$5,633.33
Bs56,189.69
|
|
pay 28.8% more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
₲10,183
|
$1.50
Bs14.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
₲16,963
|
$1.79
Bs17.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,747
|
$3.50
Bs34.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
₲199,791
|
$51.31
Bs511.77
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
₲50,914
|
$6.00
Bs59.85
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Caracas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲283,848
|
$42.19
Bs420.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲227,418
|
$38.00
Bs379.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲545,977
|
$75.77
Bs755.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲547,331
|
$65.25
Bs650.84
|
|
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