Amsterdam vs Barcelona - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Barcelona
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1841
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4103
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1100
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$452
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2025
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	98
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	921K	1.7M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 52% more expensive than in Barcelona. Cities ranked 331st and 2276th ($2791 vs $1841) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 months in Barcelona. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Barcelona ranked 2nd in Spain, while ranked 29th and 270th 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	$21	$15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$56.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$912
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$5914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$54.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$9.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$24
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$80
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$635
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$13290

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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 Barcelona

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Badalona	$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
13 km or 8 mi	Ripollet	$1454
17 km or 11 mi	Rubi	$1393
19 km or 12 mi	Sabadell	$1431
24 km or 15 mi	Terrassa	$1361
27 km or 17 mi	Granollers	$1415
28 km or 18 mi	Mataro	$1428
42 km or 26 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
48 km or 30 mi	Manresa	$1089
61 km or 38 mi	Vic	$1076
65 km or 40 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
83 km or 52 mi	Tarragona	$1217
85 km or 53 mi	Girona	$1539
117 km or 73 mi	Figueres	$1338
131 km or 81 mi	Lleida	$1235
136 km or 85 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
141 km or 88 mi	Ordino	$1592
158 km or 98 mi	Perpignan	$1197
176 km or 109 mi	Vinaros	$1275
206 km or 128 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$1696
208 km or 129 mi	Ciutadella de Menorca	$1435
212 km or 131 mi	Narbonne	$1093
230 km or 143 mi	Huesca	$1071
234 km or 145 mi	Beziers	$1233
242 km or 150 mi	Mahon	$1470
245 km or 152 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
247 km or 154 mi	Castres	$1391
250 km or 156 mi	Villarreal	$1131
253 km or 157 mi	Borriana	$1150
254 km or 158 mi	Toulouse	$1499
257 km or 159 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
269 km or 167 mi	Tarbes	$1369
281 km or 174 mi	Sagunto	$1220
282 km or 175 mi	Ibiza	$2528
284 km or 177 mi	Montpellier	$1472
299 km or 186 mi	Pau	$1296
303 km or 189 mi	Valencia	$1522