Amsterdam vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5689
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1439
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2480
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$674
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3017
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	96	87
🏙️ Population	921K	936K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 27% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 143rd and 950th ($3118 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Israel, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 31st and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Jerusalem

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	Amsterdam	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$24.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$81.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$18.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$9.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$14293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$9538
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$12.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$21.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$99.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$23696

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850