Amsterdam vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3655
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	95	98
🏙️ Population	921K	2.14M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 35% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 331st and 1654th ($2791 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in the Netherlands and Australia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Perth. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 29th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Perth

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	Amsterdam	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1668
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645