Amsterdam vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$4908
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1251
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$2067
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$3509
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	921K	1.31M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 33% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 252nd and 1473rd ($2859 vs $2149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Calgary. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Calgary ranked 6th in Canada, while ranked 25th and 131st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Calgary

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	Amsterdam	Calgary
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1002
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$2181
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1707
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$59.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$3114
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$83.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$53
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$65.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$55
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$984
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$19196

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871