Amsterdam vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$6242
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$1414
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$2478
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$4489
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	100
🏙️ Population	921K	5.35M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 24% more expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 138th and 829th ($3165 vs $2543) 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 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 24th 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	$22	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$9.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$22313

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132