Amsterdam vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3954
😷 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 27% more expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 143rd and 920th ($3118 vs $2463) 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 31st and 61st 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	$21.3	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$14492

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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 Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730