Amsterdam vs Columbus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Columbus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$2202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$5415
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1315
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$2574
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$3975
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	94	87
🏙️ Population	921K	906K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 16% more expensive than in Columbus. Cities ranked 612th and 1282nd ($2545 vs $2202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 47th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 202nd 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	$18.4	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$69.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$5.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1025
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$2104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$3125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$64.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$64.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$10456

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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 Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861