Amsterdam vs El Paso - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam El Paso
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1613
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$3896
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$871
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1588
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$92.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$3848
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
35
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
921K
679K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 58% more expensive than in El Paso. Cities ranked 612th and 3024th ($2545 vs $1613) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs El Paso ranked 1464th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 4017th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam El Paso
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$54.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$3.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$796
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$648
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1375
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$1743
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$1709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$8.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$7.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$5.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$63.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$35.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$729
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$11022

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1126
24 km or 15 mi Socorro
$1696
68 km or 42 mi Las Cruces
$1567
136 km or 85 mi Alamogordo
$1692
202 km or 125 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
224 km or 139 mi Carlsbad
$1792
258 km or 160 mi Roswell
$1818
294 km or 183 mi Agua Prieta
$881
332 km or 206 mi Hobbs
$1798
349 km or 217 mi Chihuahua
$1010
359 km or 223 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
374 km or 232 mi Albuquerque
$2227
375 km or 233 mi Ciudad Cuauhtemoc
$935
387 km or 240 mi Rio Rancho
$2165
390 km or 242 mi Odessa
$2213
408 km or 254 mi Delicias
$924
415 km or 258 mi Midland
$1691
422 km or 262 mi Tucson
$2042
424 km or 264 mi Nogales
$2043
425 km or 264 mi Sahuarita
$2076
425 km or 264 mi Clovis
$1618
425 km or 264 mi Nogales
$874
429 km or 267 mi Oro Valley
$2096
431 km or 268 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
437 km or 272 mi Santa Fe
$1833
442 km or 275 mi Marana
$2105
467 km or 290 mi Gallup
$2066
473 km or 294 mi Espanola
$2013
476 km or 296 mi Lubbock
$1710
476 km or 296 mi Big Spring
$1927
481 km or 299 mi Florence
$2324
508 km or 316 mi Apache Junction
$2340
509 km or 317 mi Casa Grande
$2341
511 km or 317 mi Queen Creek
$2368
521 km or 323 mi Plainview
$1860
522 km or 324 mi Hermosillo
$914
522 km or 324 mi Taos
$2312
527 km or 328 mi Gilbert
$2392
530 km or 330 mi Chandler
$2427
532 km or 330 mi Fountain Hills
$2353