Amsterdam vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5996
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1605
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2767
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$772
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$2234
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	10
😀 Quality of life	96	67
🏙️ Population	921K	274K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 17% more expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 143rd and 607th ($3118 vs $2672) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and the Bahamas, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Bahamas comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Nassau. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 31st and 4772nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Nassau

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	Amsterdam	Nassau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$2281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$281
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$82.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$52.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$33.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$4.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$6.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$25.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$2.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$4.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$26.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$5.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$117
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$714
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$14961

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2613
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2794
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3178
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2726
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3076
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2471
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3101
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2788
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2622
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2716
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2795
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3362
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2741
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2905
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2848
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2836
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3154
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3343
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2661