Amsterdam vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$4362
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	82
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	921K	468K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 40% more expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 138th and 1363rd ($3165 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 Raleigh. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 24th and 219th 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	$22	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$24243

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729