Amsterdam vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4394
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1105
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1817
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3249
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	921K	373K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 47% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 331st and 2110th ($2791 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1771st in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Cleveland. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Cleveland ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 305th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Cleveland

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	Amsterdam	Cleveland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$58.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1071
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2260
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1302
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$96.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$74.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1016
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$18828

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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 Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1958
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1931
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1927
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1973
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2023
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1943
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1922
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1966
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1921
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1914
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2003
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1876
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1965
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1954
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1967
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1935
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1937
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1915
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1930
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1818
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1871
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1906
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1830
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1799
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1898
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1842
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1666
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1768
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1839
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1840
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1753
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1584
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1606
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1481
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1526
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1279
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1858
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1860