Amsterdam vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1118
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1805
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$2221
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	921K	1.66M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 51% more expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 252nd and 2198th ($2859 vs $1887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 25th and 238th 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	$20	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$59.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$4.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$2081
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$35.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	3.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$6469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$4528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$28.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$8.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$6.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$65.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$652
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$11932

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1635
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1914
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1511
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1473
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1573
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1577
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1491
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1507
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1507
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1321
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1105
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1134
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1259
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1240
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1571
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1485
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1309
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1688
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1688
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1245
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1391
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1783
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1499
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1177
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1094
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1344
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1548
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1209
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1456
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1238
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1244
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1551
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1330
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1439
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1274
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2685
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1531
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1399
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1581