Amsterdam vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4525
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$954
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1757
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$547
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2907
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	84
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	921K	513K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 57% more expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 331st and 2461st ($2791 vs $1774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 143rd 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 23rd in the United Kingdom, while ranked 29th and 132nd 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	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$82.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1201
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$310
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$89.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$18.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$76.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$85.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$15161

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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 Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1706
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1563
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1710
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1681
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1682
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1497
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1753
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1762
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1675
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1615
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1675
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1640
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1556
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1806
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1788
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1456
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1482
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1845
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1874
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1948
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1686
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1806
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1486
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1800
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1672
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1602
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1376
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1629
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1714
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1686