Amsterdam vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5081
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1241
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2185
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$510
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2923
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	921K	548K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 35% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 331st and 1662nd ($2791 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 29th and 85th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Manchester

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	Amsterdam	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$19551

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1806
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1672
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1806
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1962
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1574
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1675
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1497
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1753
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1762
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1376
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1793
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1737
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1686
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1486
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1456
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1598
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1707
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1774
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1680
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1706
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1401
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1764
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1897
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1710
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1697
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1681