Amsterdam vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1688
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$344
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$564
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$242
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$51.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$466
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	36
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	921K	462K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 334% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 143rd and 7000th ($3118 vs $718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Paraguay, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Paraguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Asuncion. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Asuncion ranked 1st in Paraguay, while ranked 31st and 6174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Asuncion

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	Amsterdam	Asuncion
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$394
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$713
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$39.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$15.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1109
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$8.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.75
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$6.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$28.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$21.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4108

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

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