Amsterdam vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$6191
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1670
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$4470
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	921K	525K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 8% more expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 252nd and 501st ($2859 vs $2656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 443rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sacramento ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 281st 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	$20	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$74.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$7.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1688
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$3018
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$2447
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$4303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$4091
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$116
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$92
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$1525
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$30262

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2562
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2593
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2678
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2722
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2757
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2839
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2929
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2667
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2553
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2861
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2613
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2724
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3171
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2593
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3186
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3509
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2718
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2254
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2907
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2194
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3105
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2890
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2934
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3510
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2845
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2726
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2714
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2885
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2557
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2561
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3088
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2250
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2949
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2831
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2922
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2851