Amsterdam vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$4098
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	921K	8.91M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 23% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 612th and 38th ($2545 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.2 months in London. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 37th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs London

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	Amsterdam	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908