Amsterdam vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2287
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5428
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1367
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2370
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4207
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	921K	586K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 22% more expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 331st and 1182nd ($2791 vs $2287) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Baltimore ranked 24th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Baltimore

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	Amsterdam	Baltimore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$70.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1104
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2801
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1959
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$161
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$80.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1975
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1264
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$22681

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149