Amsterdam vs George Town - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	George Town
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$3374
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$8402
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$2280
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$4877
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$837
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$58.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$4688
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	20
😀 Quality of life	94	77
🏙️ Population	921K	41K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 25% less expensive than in George Town. Cities ranked 612th and 32nd ($2545 vs $3374) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and the Cayman Islands, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Cayman Islands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in George Town. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs George Town ranked 1st in the Cayman Islands, while ranked 37th and 754th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs George Town

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	Amsterdam	George Town
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1954
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$5734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$4269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$120
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$8481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$5200
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$3.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$6.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$7.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$9.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$7.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$4.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$78.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$24.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$86
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$139
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$25346

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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

Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671