Amsterdam vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	921K	2.15M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 23% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 331st and 1222nd ($2791 vs $2267) 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 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 29th and 25th 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	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293