Amsterdam vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1263
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	921K	133K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 114% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 331st and 4205th ($2791 vs $1304) 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 1 months in Male. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 29th and 4917th 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	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$3201

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360