Asuncion vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$1176
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2856
🏠 One person rent	$344	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$768
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$457
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$296
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	36	54
😀 Quality of life	57	52
🏙️ Population	462K	2.25M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 39% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 7000th and 4759th ($718 vs $1176) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Paraguay and Venezuela, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Venezuela comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.3 months in Caracas. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Caracas ranked 1st in Venezuela, while ranked 6174th and 6470th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Caracas

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	Asuncion	Caracas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$56.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$1.58
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$524
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$921
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$651
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$29.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	21.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$34.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$9.13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$8.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$4.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$6.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$78.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$42.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$4885

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$686
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$702
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$410
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$603
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$427
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$617
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$610
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$401
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$582
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$370
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$614
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$655
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$470
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$444
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$596
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$604
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$571
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$595
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$582
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$619
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$591
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$603
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$573
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$531
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$563
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$626
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$659
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$481
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$587
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$959
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$608
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$621
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$652
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$576
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$526
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$634
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$547
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$476
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$589
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$537

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$989
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$969
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1015
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$963
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$757
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$712
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$759
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$787
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$890
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$894
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$596
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$803
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$813
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$775
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$768
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$743
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$716
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$768
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$811
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$791
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$719
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$779
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$739
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$714
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$733
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$774
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$843
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$730
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$779
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$803
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2005
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$650
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$760
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$908
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$618
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$627
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$723
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$719