Amsterdam vs Luxembourg City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Luxembourg City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$2776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$6075
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$1866
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$3059
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$658
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$5130
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
29
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
921K
136K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 12% more expensive than in Luxembourg City. Cities ranked 143rd and 433rd ($3118 vs $2776) 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 1.8 months in Luxembourg City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Luxembourg City ranked 1st in Luxembourg, while ranked 31st and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Luxembourg City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$82.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$6.64
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$1856
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$1583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$3349
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$2590
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$12143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$8764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$3.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$41.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$34.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$4.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$3.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$8.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$3.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$55.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$59
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$32.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$90.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$1477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$16342

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

Cities near Luxembourg City

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi Dudelange
$2515
17 km or 10 mi Esch-sur-Alzette
$2564
19 km or 12 mi Petange
$2439
20 km or 12 mi Differdange
$2361
24 km or 15 mi Arlon
$1809
28 km or 18 mi Thionville
$1646
40 km or 25 mi Trier
$1725
40 km or 25 mi Merzig
$1463
52 km or 32 mi Dillingen
$1457
55 km or 34 mi Metz
$1526
55 km or 34 mi Saarlouis
$1451
65 km or 40 mi Volklingen
$1469
75 km or 47 mi Saarbrucken
$1479
76 km or 47 mi Sankt Wendel
$1476
79 km or 49 mi Sankt Ingbert
$1482
81 km or 50 mi Neunkirchen
$1479
86 km or 54 mi Idar-Oberstein
$1676
88 km or 54 mi Sarreguemines
$1561
91 km or 56 mi Blieskastel
$1484
93 km or 58 mi Homburg
$1484
97 km or 61 mi Zweibrucken
$1664
102 km or 63 mi Nancy
$1478
103 km or 64 mi Charleville-Mezieres
$1538
110 km or 68 mi Verviers
$1324
116 km or 72 mi Pirmasens
$1664
116 km or 72 mi Mechernich
$1644
118 km or 74 mi Seraing
$1624
119 km or 74 mi Liege
$1599
119 km or 74 mi Huy
$1689
120 km or 74 mi Kaiserslautern
$1619
122 km or 76 mi Andenne
$1695
125 km or 78 mi Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
$1633
126 km or 78 mi Euskirchen
$1674
127 km or 79 mi Zulpich
$1662
127 km or 79 mi Rheinbach
$1691
127 km or 79 mi Bad Kreuznach
$1777
129 km or 80 mi Stolberg
$1580
129 km or 80 mi Andernach
$1599
130 km or 81 mi Aachen
$1668
130 km or 81 mi Meckenheim
$1689