Amsterdam vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2077
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4598
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1226
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1942
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$561
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3168
😷 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 34% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 331st and 1646th ($2791 vs $2077) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1.5 months in Calgary. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Calgary ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 29th and 153rd 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	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$60.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1222
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3283
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$80.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$61.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$22.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$56.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$841
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$16603

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1743
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1676
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1614
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1487
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1588
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1769
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2568
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1886
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2299
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2284
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1638
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2174
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1770
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2007
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2163
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2054
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2327
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1786
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1792
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1612
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1778
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1884
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1632
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2248
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1446
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2023
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$1968
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2616
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2021
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2050
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2466
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2181
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871