Amsterdam vs Leipzig - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Leipzig
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1516
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3783
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$764
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1542
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$505
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	921K	620K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 84% more expensive than in Leipzig. Cities ranked 331st and 3353rd ($2791 vs $1516) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 271st in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Leipzig. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Leipzig ranked 14th in Germany, while ranked 29th and 87th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Leipzig

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	Amsterdam	Leipzig
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$687
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$504
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3984
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$52.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$6.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$1.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$90.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$82.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$9452

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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 Leipzig

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Markkleeberg	$1452
22 km or 13 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
26 km or 16 mi	Grimma	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Merseburg	$1269
32 km or 20 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
33 km or 20 mi	Weienfels	$1284
33 km or 21 mi	Halle	$1229
36 km or 22 mi	Halle-Neustadt	$1261
36 km or 22 mi	Zeitz	$1295
39 km or 24 mi	Altenburg	$1281
45 km or 28 mi	Naumburg	$1287
50 km or 31 mi	Torgau	$1350
54 km or 34 mi	Kothen	$1346
55 km or 34 mi	Gera	$1109
56 km or 35 mi	Dobeln	$1278
57 km or 35 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
58 km or 36 mi	Glauchau	$1147
58 km or 36 mi	Limbach-Oberfrohna	$1222
61 km or 38 mi	Eisleben	$1306
62 km or 39 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
63 km or 39 mi	Riesa	$1309
67 km or 41 mi	Werdau	$1118
67 km or 42 mi	Chemnitz	$1187
69 km or 43 mi	Bernburg	$1388
69 km or 43 mi	Zwickau	$1011
70 km or 43 mi	Apolda	$1221
72 km or 45 mi	Jena	$1123
74 km or 46 mi	Zerbst	$1332
77 km or 48 mi	Greiz	$1215
77 km or 48 mi	Sangerhausen	$1312
78 km or 49 mi	Meissen	$1325
79 km or 49 mi	Aschersleben	$1355
80 km or 50 mi	Reichenbach im Vogtland	$1147
82 km or 51 mi	Freiberg	$1202
82 km or 51 mi	Stafurt	$1356
84 km or 52 mi	Weimar	$1288
86 km or 54 mi	Coswig	$1341
88 km or 54 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
93 km or 58 mi	Radebeul	$1351
94 km or 59 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307