Amsterdam vs Copenhagen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Copenhagen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2333
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5412
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1326
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2372
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$629
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4139
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	921K	644K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 20% more expensive than in Copenhagen. Cities ranked 331st and 1085th ($2791 vs $2333) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Denmark, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Denmark comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Copenhagen. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, while ranked 29th and 10th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Copenhagen

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	Amsterdam	Copenhagen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1534
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1083
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2847
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1988
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$174
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$7935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$5513
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$3.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$18.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$62.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$38.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$14686

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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 Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452