Amsterdam vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2252
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$5500
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1332
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$2531
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$644
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$4005
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	921K	906K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 27% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 252nd and 1248th ($2859 vs $2252) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1100th 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 Columbus. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Columbus ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 242nd 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	$20	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1067
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$3082
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$2051
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$3169
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$3154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$64
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$15346

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2034
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2078
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2042
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2047
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1819
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2074
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1946
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2006
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1916
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1914
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1987
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1915
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1876
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1832
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1698
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1795
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1791
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1865
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1794
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1828
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1860
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1635
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1839
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1735
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1935
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1894
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1824
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1623
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1856
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1436
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1944
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1568
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1852
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1817
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1530
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1670
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1829