Amsterdam vs Arlington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Arlington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1856
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1114
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1920
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$516
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$92.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	96	77
🏙️ Population	921K	394K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 68% more expensive than in Arlington. Cities ranked 143rd and 2476th ($3118 vs $1856) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1871st in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in Arlington. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Arlington ranked 405th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 1375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Arlington

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	Amsterdam	Arlington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$49.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$860
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2314
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$57.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2107
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$5.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$39.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$7.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$4.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1210
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$23378

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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 Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2133
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2139
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2135
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2140
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2133
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2140
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2217
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2183
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2136
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2133
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2184
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2108
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2200
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2190
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2144
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2162
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2447
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2145
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2222
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2199
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2038
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2185
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2315
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2246
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2176
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2199
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2497
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2268
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2216
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2369