Amsterdam vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$2499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$5815
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$2594
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$4507
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	96	94
🏙️ Population	921K	1.51M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 28% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 126th and 889th ($3203 vs $2499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Germany, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Munich. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 13th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Munich

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	Amsterdam	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$85.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$5.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$3.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$1182
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$2689
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$2147
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$194
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$43.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$12913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$8949
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$4.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$70.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$7.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$81.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$1039
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$16629

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$2008
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1954
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1994
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1967
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1943
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1925
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1918
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1771
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1877
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1806
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1890
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1827
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1864
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1316
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1853
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1840
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1983
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1785
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1707
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1707
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1867
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1635
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2117
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1638
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1735
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1904
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1726
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1696
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1724
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1759
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1698
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1699
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1748