Amsterdam vs Nassau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Nassau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$6516
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1655
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$3255
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$799
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2174
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	10
😀 Quality of life	95	62
🏙️ Population	921K	274K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 2% more expensive than in Nassau. Cities ranked 331st and 417th ($2791 vs $2741) 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 29th and 4877th 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	$32.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1639
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1322
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$3143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$2824
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$85.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4154
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3050
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$4.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$4.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$5.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$6.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$4.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$2.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$23.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$4.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$97.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$14985

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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 Nassau

Distance	City	Cost of living
209 km or 130 mi	Freeport	$2192
293 km or 182 mi	Miami Beach	$2762
297 km or 184 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2758
298 km or 185 mi	Aventura	$2731
300 km or 187 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2793
300 km or 187 mi	Miami	$3075
300 km or 187 mi	North Miami Beach	$2714
301 km or 187 mi	North Miami	$2660
303 km or 189 mi	Dania Beach	$2783
304 km or 189 mi	Hollywood	$3016
305 km or 189 mi	Coral Gables	$2756
306 km or 190 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2701
307 km or 191 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2865
308 km or 191 mi	Oakland Park	$2631
308 km or 192 mi	Cutler Bay	$3032
309 km or 192 mi	Pompano Beach	$2597
310 km or 193 mi	Hialeah	$2381
310 km or 193 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2414
310 km or 193 mi	Miami Gardens	$2651
313 km or 194 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2616
313 km or 194 mi	Boca Raton	$2882
313 km or 194 mi	Miramar	$2732
314 km or 195 mi	Doral	$2553
315 km or 195 mi	Miami Lakes	$2528
315 km or 196 mi	Plantation	$2664
315 km or 196 mi	Lauderhill	$2611
316 km or 196 mi	Coconut Creek	$2643
316 km or 196 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2474
316 km or 196 mi	Cooper	$2710
316 km or 196 mi	Delray Beach	$3240
316 km or 196 mi	Sweetwater	$2604
316 km or 197 mi	Davie	$2681
317 km or 197 mi	North Lauderdale	$2683
317 km or 197 mi	Richmond West	$3092
317 km or 197 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2939
317 km or 197 mi	Margate	$2667
319 km or 198 mi	Tamarac	$2679
319 km or 198 mi	Boynton Beach	$2761
319 km or 198 mi	Homestead	$4044
320 km or 199 mi	Sunrise	$2682