Amsterdam vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	95	90
🏙️ Population	921K	1.61M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 17% more expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 331st and 955th ($2791 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 29th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Phoenix

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	Amsterdam	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$12281

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724