Amsterdam vs Georgetown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Georgetown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1062
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3388
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$423
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1181
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$480
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$536
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	95	47
🏙️ Population	921K	235K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 163% more expensive than in Georgetown. Cities ranked 331st and 5085th ($2791 vs $1062) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Guyana, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Guyana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.5 months in Georgetown. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Georgetown ranked 1st in Guyana, while ranked 29th and 6400th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Georgetown

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	Amsterdam	Georgetown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$9.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$54.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$564
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$940
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	7.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3867
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1730
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$31.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$3.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$8.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$18.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$6.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$33.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$883
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$23423

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Georgetown

Distance	City	Cost of living
88 km or 55 mi	Linden	$1031
93 km or 58 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
161 km or 100 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
347 km or 216 mi	Paramaribo	$881
479 km or 298 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
487 km or 302 mi	Upata	$789
496 km or 308 mi	Tucupita	$777
521 km or 324 mi	Boa Vista	$560
524 km or 326 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
532 km or 331 mi	San Fernando	$953
547 km or 340 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
561 km or 349 mi	San Juan	$1178
565 km or 351 mi	Scarborough	$1084
567 km or 353 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
612 km or 380 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
637 km or 396 mi	Kourou	$1645
643 km or 399 mi	Maturin	$890
677 km or 421 mi	Cayenne	$1643
704 km or 438 mi	St. George's	$1062
704 km or 438 mi	Grenville	$1070
706 km or 438 mi	Carupano	$737
711 km or 442 mi	El Tigre	$746
720 km or 447 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
730 km or 454 mi	Holetown	$1418
737 km or 458 mi	Cantaura	$674
753 km or 468 mi	Anaco	$639
775 km or 482 mi	Cumana	$716
778 km or 483 mi	Porlamar	$684
783 km or 487 mi	La Asuncion	$695
785 km or 488 mi	Kingstown	$1000
792 km or 492 mi	Georgetown	$1007
805 km or 500 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
808 km or 502 mi	Barcelona	$858
812 km or 504 mi	Lecheria	$837
830 km or 516 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
837 km or 520 mi	Zaraza	$804
861 km or 535 mi	Castries	$1161
905 km or 562 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$782
926 km or 575 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
966 km or 600 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$847