Amsterdam vs Glasgow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Glasgow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2058
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4930
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1155
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2017
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3074
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	94
😀 Quality of life	96	95
🏙️ Population	921K	626K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 52% more expensive than in Glasgow. Cities ranked 143rd and 1833rd ($3118 vs $2058) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Glasgow. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Glasgow ranked 3rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 31st and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Glasgow

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	Amsterdam	Glasgow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$96.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$6.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2085
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1575
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$197
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$4064
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3045
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$3.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$21.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$85.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$118
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1138
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$18105

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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 Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429