Amsterdam vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	100
🏙️ Population	921K	5.03M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 27% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 331st and 1365th ($2791 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Netherlands and Australia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 29th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Melbourne

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	Amsterdam	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963