Amsterdam vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2050
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$628
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	95	58
🏙️ Population	921K	462K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 274% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 138th and 6560th ($3165 vs $847) 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 0.7 months in Asuncion. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Asuncion ranked 1st in Paraguay, while ranked 24th and 6137th 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	$22	$6.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$32.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$1.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$511
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$1703
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$1239
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$9.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$9.41
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$24.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$5515

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$781
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$809
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$445
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$708
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$491
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$718
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$569
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$437
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$679
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$409
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$709
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$725
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$476
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$500
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$692
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$662
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$614
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$663
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$571
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$683
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$646
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$657
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$597
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$567
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$596
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$669
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$741
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$527
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$636
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$992
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$671
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$686
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$677
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$617
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$538
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$671
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$596
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$508
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$645
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$583