Amsterdam vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$2422
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$5661
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1440
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$2388
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$4287
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	94	91
🏙️ Population	921K	1.6M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 5% more expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 612th and 812th ($2545 vs $2422) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 735th in the Netherlands and the United States, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Philadelphia. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Philadelphia ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 101st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Philadelphia

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	Amsterdam	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$68.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$3808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$3.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$3.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$80.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$32.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1936
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$15748

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766