Amsterdam vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1937
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4778
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1802
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	921K	513K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 61% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 143rd and 2203rd ($3118 vs $1937) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 132nd in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Liverpool. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Liverpool ranked 30th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 31st and 190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Liverpool

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	Amsterdam	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$21.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$92.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$293
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$41.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$3531
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$35.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$88.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$16116

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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 Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1832
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1655
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1834
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1804
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1815
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1680
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1873
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1883
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$2023
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1813
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1712
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1828
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1767
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1729
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$2040
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1918
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1652
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1682
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1968
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$2001
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1866
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1759
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2265
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1578
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1921
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1788
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1698
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1513
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1839
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1840
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1783