Amsterdam vs Atlanta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Atlanta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5742
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1586
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2465
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$690
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$5431
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	921K	499K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 9% more expensive than in Atlanta. Cities ranked 331st and 704th ($2791 vs $2570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 650th 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 Atlanta. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Atlanta ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Atlanta

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	Amsterdam	Atlanta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1325
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$2042
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2292
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$18.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$5.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$27299

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2339
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2331
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2277
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2284
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2441
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2268
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2285
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2254
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2302
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2319
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2235
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2282
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2166
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2390
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2290
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2208
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$1993
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2657
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1928
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2195
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2435
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1541
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1974
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2213
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2094
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2148
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2159
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2149
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2076
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2127
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1888
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1839
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2128
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1704
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1636
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1652
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1726
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1736
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1901
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1982