Amsterdam vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5312
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1378
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2219
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3266
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	91
😀 Quality of life	96	93
🏙️ Population	921K	548K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 38% more expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 143rd and 1330th ($3118 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 31st and 107th 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	$21.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$7.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1759
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1788
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2040
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2011
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1723
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1828
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1680
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1873
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1866
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1883
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1513
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1834
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1968
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1887
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1783
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1578
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1652
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1822
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1746
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1833
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1897
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1850
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1832
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1507
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1937
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1890
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2023
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1834
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1831
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1804