Amsterdam vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$5157
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1271
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1934
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$217
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$3699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	96
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	921K	1.14M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 44% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 126th and 1454th ($3203 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Birmingham. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Birmingham ranked 2nd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 13th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Birmingham

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	Amsterdam	Birmingham
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$964
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$315
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$42.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$5472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$4260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$3.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$21.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$4.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$92.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$1648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$21078

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1972
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1920
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1909
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1957
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1818
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1780
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1892
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1872
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1835
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1836
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1887
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1769
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1886
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1910
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2010
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1693
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2006
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2163
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1902
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1861
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1742
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1871
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1770
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1754
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1838
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1733
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1900
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1833
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1749
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1912
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1942
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1841
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1921
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1928
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1891
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1894