Amsterdam vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1506
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$2275
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$280
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$4184
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	921K	2.36M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 15% more expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 252nd and 781st ($2859 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Australia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Brisbane. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Brisbane ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 25th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Brisbane

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	Amsterdam	Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$2771
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$7907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$5572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$5.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$27.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$74.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$9531

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1925
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2141
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1754
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1733
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1835
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1689
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1289
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1615
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1514
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1833
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1815
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2286
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1997
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1732
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2472
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2801
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1674
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1500
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1532
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1748
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2393
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1746
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1303
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1717
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1816
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1397
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1829
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1822
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1805
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2397
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1800
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1758
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1876