Amsterdam vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	921K	2.14M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 33% more expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 143rd and 1191st ($3118 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.7 months in Perth. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 31st and 12th 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	$21.3	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736