Amsterdam vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2561
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	95	78
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	921K	936K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 32% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 331st and 1551st ($2791 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 29th and 374th 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	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511