Amsterdam vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$3075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$7229
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$2042
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$3813
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	921K	442K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 9% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 331st and 119th ($2791 vs $3075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 107th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.3 months in Miami. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Miami ranked 29th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Miami

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	Amsterdam	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$88.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1740
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$6403
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$10.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$75.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$34.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1399
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$23889

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2381
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2660
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2553
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2731
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2732
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2805
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3016
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3092
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2710
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2681
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2664
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2590
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2682
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4044
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2679
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2667
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2888
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2754
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2882