Amsterdam vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$3935
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1058
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1856
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$402
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$1220
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	94	82
🏙️ Population	921K	546K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 50% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 612th and 2695th ($2545 vs $1694) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Portugal, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Portugal comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Lisbon. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 37th and 372nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Lisbon

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	Amsterdam	Lisbon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$50.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1224
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2252
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$5778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$5.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$93.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$84.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$89.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$570
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$14616

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1674
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1379
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1331
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1415
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1318
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1240
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1295
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1423
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1381
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1408
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1438
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1347
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1412
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1682
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1360
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1328
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1204
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1310
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1356
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1258
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1283
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1270
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1251
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1260
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1223
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1214
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1156
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1176
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1192
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1103
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1202
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1181
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1024
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1199
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1257
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1114
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1202