Amsterdam vs Budapest - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Budapest
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2730
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$965
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$342
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1229
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	921K	1.69M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 152% more expensive than in Budapest. Cities ranked 331st and 4777th ($2791 vs $1109) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Hungary, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Hungary comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Budapest. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Budapest ranked 1st in Hungary, while ranked 29th and 618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Budapest

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	Amsterdam	Budapest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$9.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1044
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$79.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4106
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2694
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$23.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$5.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$71.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$374
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$11151

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Budapest

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Budafok-Teteny	$901
16 km or 9.8 mi	Erd	$790
16 km or 10 mi	Dunakeszi	$939
17 km or 11 mi	Szigetszentmiklos	$843
27 km or 17 mi	Godollo	$924
32 km or 20 mi	Vac	$827
49 km or 31 mi	Tatabanya	$794
58 km or 36 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
58 km or 36 mi	Dunaujvaros	$684
67 km or 42 mi	Cegled	$855
74 km or 46 mi	Komarno	$1045
82 km or 51 mi	Kecskemet	$781
84 km or 52 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
86 km or 53 mi	Salgotarjan	$823
86 km or 53 mi	Levice	$987
93 km or 58 mi	Szolnok	$666
96 km or 59 mi	Veszprem	$786
104 km or 65 mi	Lucenec	$922
107 km or 67 mi	Gyor	$784
109 km or 68 mi	Eger	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Nitra	$1039
121 km or 75 mi	Zvolen	$1237
123 km or 76 mi	Ozd	$802
130 km or 81 mi	Szekszard	$747
138 km or 86 mi	Banska Bystrica	$1080
139 km or 86 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
145 km or 90 mi	Prievidza	$892
146 km or 91 mi	Trnava	$1181
146 km or 91 mi	Miskolc	$676
146 km or 91 mi	Baja	$692
150 km or 93 mi	Piestany	$935
153 km or 95 mi	Hodmezovasarhely	$681
158 km or 98 mi	Kaposvar	$750
160 km or 99 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
161 km or 100 mi	Bratislava	$1275
163 km or 101 mi	Subotica	$768
163 km or 101 mi	Szeged	$766
170 km or 106 mi	Pecs	$848
172 km or 107 mi	Trencin	$1118
174 km or 108 mi	Martin	$1039