Amsterdam vs Arlington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Arlington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$4760
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1103
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$2064
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$93.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$4278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	921K	394K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 53% more expensive than in Arlington. Cities ranked 252nd and 2251st ($2859 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Arlington ranked 339th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 1283rd 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	$20	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1869
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$2177
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$5.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$8.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$21580

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602