Amsterdam vs Cleveland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Cleveland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1963
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$4528
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1133
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1853
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$3510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	921K	373K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 46% more expensive than in Cleveland. Cities ranked 252nd and 1971st ($2859 vs $1963) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1633rd 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 72nd in the United States, while ranked 25th and 269th 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	$20	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1081
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$877
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$2217
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1202
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$909
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$93.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$8.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1033
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$18767

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813