Amsterdam vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1773
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$4086
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1039
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1779
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$2149
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	94	88
🏙️ Population	921K	1.64M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 44% more expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 612th and 2423rd ($2545 vs $1773) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Netherlands and Spain, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Barcelona. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 37th and 193rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Barcelona

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	Amsterdam	Barcelona
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$4.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1095
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1939
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1488
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$6090
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$35.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$50.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$12100

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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 Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1400
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1562
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1421
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1443
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1409
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1475
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1478
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1265
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1076
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1418
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1216
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1148
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1333
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1362
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1023
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1593
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1260
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1234
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1710
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1419
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1062
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1112
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1181
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1416
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1087
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1429
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1128
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1147
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1448
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1327
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1364
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1262
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2629
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1458
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1353
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1437