Amsterdam vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$4765
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1134
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$2203
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$3496
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	94	95
🏙️ Population	921K	3.68M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 26% more expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 612th and 1759th ($2545 vs $2013) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Berlin. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Berlin ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 37th and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Berlin

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	Amsterdam	Berlin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1755
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$9186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$6527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$56.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$36.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$9556

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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 Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323