Amsterdam vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	81
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	921K	577K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 54% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 126th and 1833rd ($3203 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1456th 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 13th and 260th 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	$21.2	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$24369

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415