Amsterdam vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4153
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	921K	8.8M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 15% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 331st and 58th ($2791 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.3 months in London. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 29th and 4th 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	$21	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009