Amsterdam vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$2269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1398
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$2462
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$4258
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	921K	2.71M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 41% more expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 126th and 1349th ($3203 vs $2269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in the Netherlands and Australia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 13th and 3rd 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	$21.2	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$68.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$8.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1660
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$1147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$3002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$2079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$94.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$54.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$5145
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$9.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$24.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$7.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$48
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$1949
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$12459

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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 Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894