Amsterdam vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$2744
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$6170
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1662
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$2865
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$2589
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	11
😀 Quality of life	96	66
🏙️ Population	921K	228K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 17% more expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 126th and 503rd ($3203 vs $2744) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.9 months in Nassau. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nassau ranked 1st in the Bahamas, while ranked 13th and 4997th 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	$21.2	$29.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$80.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$3.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1371
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$1402
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$2500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$2495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$83.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$4174
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$3296
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$33.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$3.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$27.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$5.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$4.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$4.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$29.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$4.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$5.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$4.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$817
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$16513

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2640
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2870
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2808
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2767
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2783
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3297
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2739
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2738
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2792
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$2963
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2872
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2867
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2801
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2699
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$2847
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2668
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2465
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2448
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2684
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2696
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$3050
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2775
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2620
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2589
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2695
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2713
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2735
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2532
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2739
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3006
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2662
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2713
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2777
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$2831
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2991
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2806
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2810
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$3144
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$3170
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2664