Amsterdam vs Lisbon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Lisbon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4274
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1221
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2077
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$421
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	96	84
🏙️ Population	921K	546K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 65% more expensive than in Lisbon. Cities ranked 143rd and 2357th ($3118 vs $1889) 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 0.8 months in Lisbon. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Lisbon ranked 2nd in Portugal, while ranked 31st and 479th 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	$21.3	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$3.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1010
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2516
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1726
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$7218
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$4683
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$6.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$6.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$624
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$17217

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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 Lisbon

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.6 mi	Almada	$1701
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Amadora	$1481
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Queluz	$1522
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Odivelas	$1505
10 km or 6.3 mi	Barreiro	$1463
11 km or 6.7 mi	Amora	$1352
12 km or 7.3 mi	Seixal	$1394
12 km or 7.4 mi	Oeiras	$1756
13 km or 8 mi	Agualva-Cacem	$1533
13 km or 8.1 mi	Loures	$1509
17 km or 10 mi	Montijo	$1663
18 km or 11 mi	Moita	$1486
18 km or 11 mi	Algueirao-Mem Martins	$1525
21 km or 13 mi	Sintra	$1577
22 km or 14 mi	Cascais	$1656
28 km or 17 mi	Mafra	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Palmela	$1412
30 km or 19 mi	Vila Franca de Xira	$1216
31 km or 19 mi	Sesimbra	$1329
32 km or 20 mi	Setubal	$1390
39 km or 24 mi	Alenquer	$1379
42 km or 26 mi	Torres Vedras	$1589
42 km or 26 mi	Benavente	$1383
47 km or 29 mi	Azambuja	$1370
47 km or 29 mi	Salvaterra de Magos	$1385
58 km or 36 mi	Cartaxo	$1357
61 km or 38 mi	Lourinha	$1498
71 km or 44 mi	Santarem	$1305
72 km or 45 mi	Almeirim	$1316
73 km or 45 mi	Peniche	$1681
77 km or 48 mi	Caldas da Rainha	$1289
90 km or 56 mi	Santiago do Cacem	$1410
94 km or 58 mi	Alcobaca	$1333
101 km or 63 mi	Torres Novas	$1221
103 km or 64 mi	Porto de Mos	$1304
111 km or 69 mi	Evora	$1350
115 km or 72 mi	Ourem	$1214
117 km or 72 mi	Marinha Grande	$1297
118 km or 73 mi	Tomar	$1006
118 km or 73 mi	Abrantes	$1231