Amsterdam vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	96	91
🏙️ Population	921K	577K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 52% more expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 143rd and 1864th ($3118 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1525th 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 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 195th 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	$21.3	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$23971

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399