Amsterdam vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$5959
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1338
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$2858
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$3414
😷 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 21% more expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 252nd and 998th ($2859 vs $2357) 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 25th and 22nd 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	$20	$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$8.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$18941

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1826
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1669
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1894
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1699
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1628
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1309
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1532
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1423
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1643
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1312
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1397
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1370
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1320
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1195
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1221
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1244
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1448
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1262
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1607
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1349
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1474
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1286
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1395