Amsterdam vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1865
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$4488
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1035
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1837
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$589
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$3355
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	921K	373K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 36% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 612th and 2157th ($2545 vs $1865) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1791st 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 1.8 months in Cleveland. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Cleveland ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 37th and 222nd 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	$18.4	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1039
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$784
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$54.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$900
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$74.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$919
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$18748

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1891
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1905
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1975
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1848
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1934
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1958
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1930
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1900
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1936
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1795
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1904
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1974
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1718
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1814
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1800
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1537
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1746
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1696
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1661
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1519
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1768
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1605
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1318
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1842