Amsterdam vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5331
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1411
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2342
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3970
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	96	92
🏙️ Population	921K	586K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 34% more expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 143rd and 1219th ($3118 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1063rd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Baltimore ranked 35th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 128th 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	$21.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1910
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$73
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$7.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$56.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$122
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$19353

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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 Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066