Amsterdam vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	95	88
🏙️ Population	921K	468K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 17% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 331st and 972nd ($2791 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 29th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Raleigh

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	Amsterdam	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682