Amsterdam vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$3947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	921K	577K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 38% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 252nd and 1688th ($2859 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1442nd 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 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 25th and 188th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Milwaukee

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	Amsterdam	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$24309

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392