Asuncion vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Asuncion	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$718	$964
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1688	$2177
🏠 One person rent	$344	$467
🏘️ Family rent	$564	$763
🍽️ Food expenses	$242	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$51.9	$42.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$466	$211
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	36	30
😀 Quality of life	57	43
🏙️ Population	462K	159K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 26% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 7000th and 5871st ($718 vs $964) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Paraguay and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Paraguay vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Asuncion compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6174th and 7431st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Praia

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	Asuncion	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$5.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.62	$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.44	$2.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.71	$1.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.88	$3.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$394	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$279	$266
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$713	$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.2	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15.9	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.91%	8.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$1148
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1109	$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.9	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.26	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.91	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.92	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.9	$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.09	$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.93	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.65	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.51	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.39	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.7	$28.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$21.8	$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.6	$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$166	$146
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4108	$3216

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$962
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$997
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1221
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1141
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1140
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$541
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1062
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$598
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$516
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1084
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1060
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1088
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1031
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$630
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$662
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$895
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1044
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$872
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$999
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1067
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$999
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1347
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1021
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1283
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1281
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1007
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1705
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1633
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$536
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$502
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$629
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$506
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$506