Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.4 times more expensive than Asuncion.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Asuncion, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Asuncion
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
PYG36,439
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
PYG4,453
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 92.7% more for groceries
Asuncion
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.11
PYG23,200
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
PYG14,068
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
PYG4,466
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
PYG5,336
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PYG3,116
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Asuncion
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.39
PYG32,802
|
$8.20
€7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$97.85
€90.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$25.51
€23.69
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Asuncion
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.25
PYG181,062
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.23
PYG2,980,421
|
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.29
PYG2,226,852
|
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.99
PYG328,414
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for childcare
Asuncion
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Asuncion
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.39
PYG10,411
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
PYG17,343
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.36
PYG204,272
|
$39.59
€36.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
PYG52,056
|
$14.29
€13.27
|
|
pay 41.7% more for clothing
Asuncion
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$90.96
€84.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$109.87
€102.03
|
|
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