Amsterdam vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1320
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2817
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$818
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1403
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$43.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$988
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	921K	133K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 136% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 143rd and 4439th ($3118 vs $1320) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Maldives, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Male. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 31st and 5057th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Male

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	Amsterdam	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$4.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$870
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1116
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2585
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$29.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$8.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$80.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$42.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$166
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$3575

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1445
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$344
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$308
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$253
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$270
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$300
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$382
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$351
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$590
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$646
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$356
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$626
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$512
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$469
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$420
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$479
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$286
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$347
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$321
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$310
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$326
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$440
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$317
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$535
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$347
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$286
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$275
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$346
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$295
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$400
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$530
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$283
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$524
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$300
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$355
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$340
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$327