Amsterdam vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$2284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$5198
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$2582
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$566
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$75.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$4890
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
921K
133K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 11% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 612th and 1083rd ($2545 vs $2284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Luxembourg, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Luxembourg comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in Luxembourg City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 37th and 194th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$78
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$5.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$1590
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$2677
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
2.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$11584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$8126
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$30
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$8.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$5.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$52.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$30.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$97.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$1170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$18050

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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 Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2207
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2222
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2025
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$1915
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1728
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1309
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1731
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1367
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1364
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1462
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1368
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1382
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1412
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1390
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1407
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1400
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1488
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1333
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1401
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1402
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1365
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1261
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1392
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1258
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1473
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1487
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1439
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1502
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1134
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1490
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1535
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1489
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1478
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1502
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1617
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1463
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1529
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1502
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1506