Amsterdam vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$7133
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$2069
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$3842
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$4346
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	921K	442K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 17% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 612th and 101st ($2545 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.4 months in Miami. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Miami ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 114th 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	$18.4	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$28464

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783