Amsterdam vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$1944
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$4713
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1066
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1869
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$4092
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	921K	631K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 65% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 126th and 2220th ($3203 vs $1944) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in Dusseldorf. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 13th and 28th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Dusseldorf

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	Amsterdam	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$71.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$5.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$828
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$2031
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$1511
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$8456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$5329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$4.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$67
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$28.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.84
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$61.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$96.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$907
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$21698

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1668
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1639
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1660
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1673
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1620
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1722
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1618
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1739
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1588
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1724
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1603
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1644
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1588
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1665
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1701
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1600
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1579
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1467
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1663
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1592
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1669
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1743
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2007
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1626
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1642
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1571
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1584
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1601
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1609
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1671
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1561
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1686
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1629
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1481
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1580
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1573
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1990