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Asuncion vs. Caracas Cost of Living Summary

Asuncion is 19.9% cheaper than Caracas.

Restaurants: pay 45.6% less in Asuncion
Groceries: pay 45.9% less in Asuncion
Transportation: pay 5.2% less in Asuncion
Housing: pay 3.7% more in Asuncion
Childcare: pay 1.7% less in Asuncion
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in Asuncion
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Asuncion

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

Asuncion vs. Caracas Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.6% less for restaurants

	Caracas	Asuncion
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.00 VEF109.72	$5.00 PYG33,988	-54.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 VEF99.75	$5.39 PYG36,666	-46.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 VEF13.16	$0.89 PYG6,050	-32.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 VEF10.25	$0.52 PYG3,533	-49.4%
Average			-45.6%

Caracas vs. Asuncion - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.9% less for groceries

	Caracas	Asuncion
Bread 1 loaf	$2.46 VEF24.50	$1.13 PYG7,704	-53.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.43 VEF44.21	$3.98 PYG27,050	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.83 VEF78.10	$3.71 PYG25,207	-52.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.22 VEF32.07	$1.81 PYG12,324	-43.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.42 VEF34.11	$1.67 PYG11,342	-51.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.68 VEF26.71	$1.03 PYG7,009	-61.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.90 VEF8.98	$0.41 PYG2,802	-54.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 VEF12.04	$0.45 PYG3,043	-62.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 VEF10.02	$0.85 PYG5,805	-15.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 VEF11.69	$0.54 PYG3,675	-53.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 VEF10.60	$0.57 PYG3,878	-46.3%
Average			-45.9%

Caracas vs. Asuncion - Cost of groceries

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pay 5.2% less for transportation

	Caracas	Asuncion
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.89 VEF18.88	$3.61 PYG24,531	+90.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00 VEF299.24	$28.58 PYG194,281	-4.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,000.00 VEF249,362.52	$15,411.13 PYG104,759,466	-38.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.50 VEF234.40	$7.41 PYG50,380	-68.5%
Average			-5.2%

Caracas vs. Asuncion - Cost of transportation

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pay 3.7% more for housing

	Caracas	Asuncion
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.92 VEF368.29	$17.71 PYG120,378	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$493.75 VEF4,924.91	$437.82 PYG2,976,121	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$390.00 VEF3,890.06	$320.48 PYG2,178,521	-17.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$16.19 VEF161.48	$31.70 PYG215,460	+95.8%
Average			+3.7%

Caracas vs. Asuncion - Cost of housing

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pay 1.7% less for childcare

	Caracas	Asuncion
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.00 VEF1,346.56	$163.92 PYG1,114,260	+21.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,860.00 VEF48,476.07	$3,652.44 PYG24,827,993	-24.8%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Caracas	Asuncion
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 VEF14.96	$1.40 PYG9,524	-6.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 VEF26.51	$2.19 PYG14,877	-17.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 VEF49.87	$1.68 PYG11,428	-66.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.18 VEF630.21	$29.39 PYG199,805	-53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00 VEF59.85	$5.95 PYG40,475	-0.8%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Caracas	Asuncion
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.88 VEF567.30	$55.16 PYG374,991	-3.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.50 VEF374.04	$37.83 PYG257,137	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.67 VEF864.46	$78.06 PYG530,600	-9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.62 VEF1,103.43	$55.34 PYG376,182	-50.0%
Average			-15.5%

Caracas vs. Asuncion - Cost of clothing

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