Amsterdam vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$8384
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$2251
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$4328
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$393
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$4627
😷 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 17% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 252nd and 37th ($2859 vs $3427) 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 1.4 months in London. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 25th and 2nd 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	$20	$23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$87.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$8.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$2586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$5526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$3635
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$17558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$10692
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$3.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$29.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$20.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$142
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$99
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$2404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$25830

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055