Amsterdam vs Asuncion - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Asuncion
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$752
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$1837
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$617
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$262
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$59.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	35
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	921K	462K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 326% more expensive than in Asuncion. Cities ranked 126th and 6973rd ($3203 vs $752) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Asuncion. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Asuncion ranked 1st in Paraguay, while ranked 13th and 6216th 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	$21.2	$5.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$6.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$268
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$493
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$26.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$40.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	9.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$1605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1243
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$32
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$9.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$8.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$5.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$6.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$23
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$89.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$4760

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

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