Amsterdam vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1313
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2479
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$524
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3560
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	95	93
🏙️ Population	921K	1.51M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 27% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 331st and 1352nd ($2791 vs $2201) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 29th and 54th 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	$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$69.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1323
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1006
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$2005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$205
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$313
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$12224
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$8488
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$4.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$59.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$6.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$73.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$92.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$953
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$14702

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1789
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1746
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1772
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1755
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1730
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1727
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1631
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1679
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1611
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1568
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1700
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1613
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1644
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1164
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1638
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1637
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1728
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1644
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1569
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1541
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1645
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1465
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1537
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1508
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1698
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1517
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$1911
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1540
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1544
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1636
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1538
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1502
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1627
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1565
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1522
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1509
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1516
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1672
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1560