Amsterdam vs Birmingham - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Birmingham
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4641
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1137
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1834
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3011
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	96
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	921K	1.14M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 43% more expensive than in Birmingham. Cities ranked 331st and 1973rd ($2791 vs $1951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Birmingham. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Birmingham ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 29th and 35th 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	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1083
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$872
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2013
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1380
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$187
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3808
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$78.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$18.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$30.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1512
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$18058

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1819
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1824
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1740
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1717
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1743
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1732
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1731
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1718
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1728
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1608
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1737
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1736
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1744
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1903
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1452
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2009
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1798
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1663
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1569
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1750
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1450
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1600
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1805
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1727
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1759
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1693
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1591
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1739
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1790
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1686
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1623
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1814
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1820
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1748