Amsterdam vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$3146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$8584
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1954
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$4358
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$833
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$5746
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	921K	441K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 9% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 252nd and 91st ($2859 vs $3146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 73rd 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 1.8 months in Oakland. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Oakland ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Oakland

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	Amsterdam	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$119
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$8
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1994
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1640
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$4880
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$3807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$64.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$7086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$7184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$4.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$6.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$5.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$23.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$7.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$6.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$34.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$181
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$60.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$2725
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$27655

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3274
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3082
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2940
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3023
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3781
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2831
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3053
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3048
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2981
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2922
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3180
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2851
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2949
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3196
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3224
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3293
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2714
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2726
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3473
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3672
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3152
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2986
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2845
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3091
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4155
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3804
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2885
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3010
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3159
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3288