Amsterdam vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2864
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$525
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$907
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1391
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	77
😀 Quality of life	96	81
🏙️ Population	921K	1.72M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 179% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 143rd and 4913th ($3118 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Romania, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Bucharest. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 31st and 646th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Bucharest

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	Amsterdam	Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$54.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$3.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$667
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$98.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$3651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$6.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$61.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$79.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$664
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$14350

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$970
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$910
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$885
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$777
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$802
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$692
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$857
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$775
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$762
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$873
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$675
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$681
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1056
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$752
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$835
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$667
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$712
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$789
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$898
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$871
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$909
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$643
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$895
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$591
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1039
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1024
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1103
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$618
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$805
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$703
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$854
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$832
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$926
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$797
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$706
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$848
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$766
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$724
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$668
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$749