Amsterdam vs Detroit - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Detroit
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5076
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1225
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2140
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3098
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	77
😀 Quality of life	96	88
🏙️ Population	921K	639K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 46% more expensive than in Detroit. Cities ranked 143rd and 1636th ($3118 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Detroit ranked 99th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Detroit

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	Amsterdam	Detroit
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$75.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$949
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$6.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$97.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$16684

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608