Amsterdam vs Atlanta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Atlanta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$2648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$6318
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1617
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$2832
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$5633
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	95
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	921K	499K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 4% less expensive than in Atlanta. Cities ranked 612th and 459th ($2545 vs $2648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 412th 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 29th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 151st 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	$18.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$85.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1656
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$3282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$7867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$4370
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$6.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$12.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$7.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$16.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1479
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$28904

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2435
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2349
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2608
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2313
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2341
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2296
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2364
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2279
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2287
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2449
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2471
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2364
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2287
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2119
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2789
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1953
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2244
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2522
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1575
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1737
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2323
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2144
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2367
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2208
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2262
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2102
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2090
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$2079
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1917
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2217
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1701
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1768
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1672
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1811
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1815
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1849
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1991