Amsterdam vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2517
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5700
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1497
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2629
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$596
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3732
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	96	97
🏙️ Population	921K	2.15M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 24% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 143rd and 843rd ($3118 vs $2517) 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 1.5 months in Paris. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 31st and 18th 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	$21.3	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$7.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$4.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1610
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1211
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$2181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$263
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$13420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$9330
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$2.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$5.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$3.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$15084

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488