Amsterdam vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$4044
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$8222
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$2662
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$3953
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$794
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$392
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$6298
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	94	96
🏙️ Population	921K	8.8M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 37% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 612th and 6th ($2545 vs $4044) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in New York City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 37th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs New York City

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	Amsterdam	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$108
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$8.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$3504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$2240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$3748
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$3719
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$16943
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$12588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$5.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$5.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$6.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$16.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$18.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$111
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1647
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$17859

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028