Amsterdam vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$2118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$4745
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1911
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$3199
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	921K	1.31M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 51% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 126th and 1716th ($3203 vs $2118) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in the Netherlands and Canada, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Calgary. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Calgary ranked 21st in Canada, while ranked 13th and 209th 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	$21.2	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$1544
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$3738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$3570
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$5.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$55.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$93.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$830
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$15430

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934