Amsterdam vs Calgary - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Calgary
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4683
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1191
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1928
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$572
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$2977
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	921K	1.31M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 50% more expensive than in Calgary. Cities ranked 143rd and 1781st ($3118 vs $2079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.4 months in Calgary. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Calgary ranked 15th in Canada, while ranked 31st and 160th 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	$21.3	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$61.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$957
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$55.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$3658
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$84.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$58
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$796
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$15727

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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 Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887