Amsterdam vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$4532
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1091
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1976
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$4332
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	61
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	921K	246K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 54% more expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 252nd and 2276th ($2859 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.3 months in Louisville. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Louisville

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	Amsterdam	Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$13601

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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 Louisville

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Jeffersonville	$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi	Clarksville	$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi	New Albany	$1896
16 km or 10 mi	Jeffersontown	$1888
46 km or 29 mi	Shelbyville	$1759
50 km or 31 mi	Radcliff	$1911
63 km or 39 mi	Elizabethtown	$1703
78 km or 48 mi	Frankfort	$1451
104 km or 65 mi	Georgetown	$1784
107 km or 67 mi	Columbus	$1900
111 km or 69 mi	Nicholasville	$1786
113 km or 70 mi	Lexington	$1784
121 km or 75 mi	Bloomington	$2092
126 km or 79 mi	Florence	$1921
130 km or 81 mi	Independence	$2124
132 km or 82 mi	Owensboro	$1651
140 km or 87 mi	Franklin	$1975
140 km or 87 mi	Richmond	$1549
140 km or 87 mi	Winchester	$1775
140 km or 87 mi	Covington	$2464
146 km or 91 mi	Cincinnati	$1912
154 km or 96 mi	Greenwood	$1978
154 km or 96 mi	Bowling Green	$1788
159 km or 99 mi	Fairfield	$1896
161 km or 100 mi	Evansville	$1746
163 km or 101 mi	Hamilton	$1877
164 km or 102 mi	Oxford	$1837
165 km or 102 mi	Somerset	$1317
167 km or 104 mi	Henderson	$1764
170 km or 106 mi	Plainfield	$1927
171 km or 106 mi	Greenfield	$1929
172 km or 107 mi	Indianapolis	$2187
173 km or 108 mi	Tompkinsville	$1780
175 km or 109 mi	Mason	$1852
180 km or 112 mi	Lawrence	$1999
183 km or 114 mi	Middletown	$1436
185 km or 115 mi	Brownsburg	$1745
186 km or 116 mi	Lebanon	$1856
190 km or 118 mi	Richmond	$1822
190 km or 118 mi	Fishers	$1954