Amsterdam vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$2480
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$5726
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$2535
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$622
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$274
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$3974
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	921K	2.11M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 29% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 126th and 916th ($3203 vs $2480) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and France, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Paris. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 13th and 14th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Paris

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	Amsterdam	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$13.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$4.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$1595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$1144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$2814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	3.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$14879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$9948
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$3.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$25.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$911
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$17184

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2060
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1935
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1975
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2421
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2114
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$2010
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2141
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1803
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1985
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$2028
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1831
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1975
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1991
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1960
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1874
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1860
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1876
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1992
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1911
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1821
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1459
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1654
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1469
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1775
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1448
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1547
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1443
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1383
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1370
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1365
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1358
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1520
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1276
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1650
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1306
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1626
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1437
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1544