Amsterdam vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$4579
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	54
😀 Quality of life	95	86
🏙️ Population	921K	525K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 0.8% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 331st and 313th ($2791 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 29th and 308th 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	$21	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$29998

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045