Amsterdam vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	92
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	921K	2.75M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 62% more expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 331st and 2624th ($2791 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Italy, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 29th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Rome

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	Amsterdam	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201