Amsterdam vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	87
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	921K	1.01M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 27% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 331st and 8th ($2791 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 San Jose, United States. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs San Jose, United States

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	Amsterdam	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968