Amsterdam vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$6163
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1718
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$2740
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$4811
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	94	86
🏙️ Population	921K	525K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 5% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 612th and 409th ($2545 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 364th 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 Sacramento. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Sacramento

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	Amsterdam	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$25420

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2620
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2675
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2679
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2548
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2909
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2633
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2699
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2586
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2671
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$2910
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2534
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3059
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3314
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2657
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2227
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2903
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2140
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3171
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2916
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2904
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3213
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2824
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2947
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2697
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2900
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2417
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2434
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3041
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2968
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2840
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2929
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2860