Amsterdam vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2145
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5059
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2171
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4018
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	73
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	921K	906K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 30% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 331st and 1476th ($2791 vs $2145) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Columbus ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Columbus

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	Amsterdam	Columbus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$18.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$972
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2954
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$60.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$85.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$15423

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858