Amsterdam vs Baltimore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Baltimore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$2224
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$5241
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$1309
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$2141
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$623
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$4251
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	921K	586K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 42% more expensive than in Baltimore. Cities ranked 138th and 1429th ($3165 vs $2224) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1183rd 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 1.9 months in Baltimore. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Baltimore ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 24th and 138th 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	$22	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$79.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$6.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$1599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$981
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1812
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$77.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$2495
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$2320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$84.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$123
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$1730
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$18541

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2484
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2603
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2856
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2377
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3012
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2554
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2787
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2862
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2694
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$3016
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2678
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2769
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2512
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3350
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3031
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2695
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2913
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2275
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2318
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2801
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2367
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2508
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2799
76 km or 47 mi	York	$2088
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2803
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2793
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2341
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2222
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3338
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2095
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2608
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2205
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2379
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2037