Amsterdam vs Bridgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Bridgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$3092
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$600
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$923
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$59.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$1573
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	15
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	921K	98.5K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 140% more expensive than in Bridgetown. Cities ranked 126th and 4500th ($3203 vs $1336) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Bridgetown. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bridgetown ranked 1st in Barbados, while ranked 13th and 6197th 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	$21.2	$8.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$8.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$1401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$92.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$51.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$3508
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$55.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$3.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$9.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$5.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$2.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$3.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$8.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$297
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$6536

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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 Bridgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Holetown	$1454
161 km or 100 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
164 km or 102 mi	Georgetown	$989
175 km or 109 mi	Kingstown	$995
180 km or 112 mi	Castries	$1170
230 km or 143 mi	Fort-de-France	$1812
244 km or 151 mi	Grenville	$1079
245 km or 152 mi	Scarborough	$1136
259 km or 161 mi	St. George's	$1078
310 km or 193 mi	Roseau	$1012
337 km or 210 mi	San Juan	$1232
339 km or 211 mi	Portsmouth	$1173
340 km or 211 mi	Port of Spain	$1284
347 km or 216 mi	Chaguanas	$1097
372 km or 231 mi	San Fernando	$1010
395 km or 245 mi	Basse-Terre	$1739
396 km or 246 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1732
404 km or 251 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1730
405 km or 251 mi	Le Moule	$1733
407 km or 253 mi	Les Abymes	$1717
411 km or 256 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1736
478 km or 297 mi	Carupano	$699
497 km or 309 mi	All Saints	$1166
507 km or 315 mi	St. John's	$1145
515 km or 320 mi	La Asuncion	$641
518 km or 322 mi	Porlamar	$610
522 km or 324 mi	Tucupita	$767
538 km or 335 mi	Maturin	$844
574 km or 357 mi	Basseterre	$1330
576 km or 358 mi	Cumana	$679
579 km or 360 mi	Cayon	$1332
622 km or 387 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
632 km or 393 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$703
641 km or 398 mi	Lecheria	$771
642 km or 399 mi	Upata	$788
643 km or 399 mi	Barcelona	$888
659 km or 410 mi	Philipsburg	$2884
667 km or 415 mi	Cantaura	$675
668 km or 415 mi	Anaco	$642
690 km or 429 mi	El Tigre	$741