Amsterdam vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1353
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3655
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$565
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1353
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$595
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$61.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	95	64
🏙️ Population	921K	110K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 106% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 331st and 4035th ($2791 vs $1353) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Barbados, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Barbados comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Bridgetown. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 29th and 4410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Bridgetown

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	Amsterdam	Bridgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$605
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$410
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1062
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$66.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$49.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$3.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$67.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$9.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$140
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$6541

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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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1418
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$1007
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$1000
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1161
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1070
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1084
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1062
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1015
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1178
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$953
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1499
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$737
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1037
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1039
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$695
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$684
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$777
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1373
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$716
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1377
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$837
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$789
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$858
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$674
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$639
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$746