Amsterdam vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4769
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1090
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$553
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3937
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	921K	631K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 58% more expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 143rd and 2065th ($3118 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2 months in Dusseldorf. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dusseldorf ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 31st and 25th 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	$21.3	$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$859
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$134
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$41.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	3.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$7326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$6067
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$64.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$29.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$7.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$9.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$46.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$60.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$789
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$23360

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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 Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1650
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1631
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1661
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1645
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1613
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1711
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1616
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1740
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1645
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1567
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1727
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1626
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1634
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1574
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1659
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1708
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1596
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1555
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1340
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1691
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1543
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1651
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1741
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$2037
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1605
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1525
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1544
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1488
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1586
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1608
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1650
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1516
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1678
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1630
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1474
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1552
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1547
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1968