Asuncion vs Caracas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Caracas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2897
🏠 One person rent	$348	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$782
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$466
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$302
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	35	54
😀 Quality of life	57	52
🏙️ Population	462K	2.25M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 37% less expensive than in Caracas. Cities ranked 6973rd and 4773rd ($752 vs $1199) 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 0.7 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 6216th and 6562nd 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	$5.88	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$1.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$981
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$19.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	21.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$32.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$9.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$9.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$6.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$2.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$4.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$80.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$41.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$4633

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$720
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$744
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$429
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$643
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$457
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$652
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$622
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$398
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$619
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$385
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$649
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$712
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$474
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$469
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$629
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$654
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$607
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$633
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$568
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$670
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$622
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$633
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$585
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$566
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$584
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$663
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$713
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$513
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$628
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$1021
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$659
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$672
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$674
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$613
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$557
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$672
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$579
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$509
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$627
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$578

Cities near Caracas

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	La Guaira	$1015
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maiquetia	$997
16 km or 9.7 mi	Catia La Mar	$1044
21 km or 13 mi	Los Teques	$994
30 km or 18 mi	Charallave	$775
37 km or 23 mi	Cua	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Santa Lucia	$780
43 km or 27 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$805
43 km or 27 mi	Guatire	$918
43 km or 27 mi	Guarenas	$923
46 km or 29 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$605
53 km or 33 mi	La Victoria	$818
67 km or 41 mi	Turmero	$834
67 km or 41 mi	Cagua	$793
75 km or 47 mi	Santa Rita	$742
78 km or 48 mi	Maracay	$754
78 km or 49 mi	Palo Negro	$748
80 km or 50 mi	El Limon	$715
82 km or 51 mi	San Juan de los Morros	$781
93 km or 58 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$840
108 km or 67 mi	Guacara	$817
115 km or 71 mi	Los Guayos	$735
119 km or 74 mi	Puerto Cabello	$806
122 km or 76 mi	Valencia	$745
135 km or 84 mi	Tocuyito	$728
163 km or 101 mi	Tinaquillo	$756
176 km or 109 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$811
184 km or 114 mi	Calabozo	$868
199 km or 124 mi	San Felipe	$762
204 km or 127 mi	San Carlos	$807
219 km or 136 mi	Zaraza	$827
235 km or 146 mi	Kralendijk	$2002
245 km or 152 mi	Yaritagua	$697
247 km or 154 mi	Lecheria	$771
249 km or 155 mi	Barcelona	$888
255 km or 159 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
260 km or 162 mi	Cabudare	$660
268 km or 167 mi	Barquisimeto	$670
270 km or 167 mi	Acarigua	$749
271 km or 168 mi	Araure	$744