Amsterdam vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1284
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2919
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$835
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1638
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$324
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$35.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$1041
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	94	63
🏙️ Population	921K	133K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 98% more expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 612th and 4218th ($2545 vs $1284) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.8 months in Male. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 37th and 4858th 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	$18.4	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$595
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$106
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	13.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$2469
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$9.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$3.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$7.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$73.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$4.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$141
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$3438

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1207
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$347
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$295
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$279
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$255
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$284
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$348
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$391
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$358
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$304
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$507
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$582
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$302
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$462
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$345
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$406
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$465
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$469
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$325
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$309
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$391
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$341
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$358
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$409
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$337
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$533
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$327
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$319
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$320
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$357
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$321
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$328
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$424
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$523
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$379
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$585
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$326
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$399
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$417
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$339