Amsterdam vs Berlin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Berlin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2222
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4975
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1217
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2066
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$304
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3412
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	921K	3.78M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 40% more expensive than in Berlin. Cities ranked 143rd and 1418th ($3118 vs $2222) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.5 months in Berlin. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Berlin ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 31st and 35th 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	$21.3	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$66.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2200
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1631
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$8887
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$6036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$4.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$7.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$67
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$9480

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446