Asuncion vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Asuncion	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$752	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1837	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$348	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$617	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$59.3	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$536	$215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	19
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	462K	159K

The cost of living in Asuncion is 23% less expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 6973rd and 5816th ($752 vs $979) 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 0.7 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 6216th and 7752nd 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	$5.88	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.01	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.05	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$448	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$268	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$493	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.1	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.1	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.83%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1605	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1243	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.59	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.08	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.57	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.31	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.46	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.07	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.75	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.6	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.4	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.79	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$23	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.5	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4760	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507