Amsterdam vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$7212
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1829
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$3413
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$707
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$6392
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	95	92
🏙️ Population	921K	737K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 2% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 252nd and 206th ($2859 vs $2908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 168th 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 2.2 months in Seattle. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Seattle ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 102nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Seattle

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	Amsterdam	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$19.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$89.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$8.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1947
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1538
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$3856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$2943
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$7855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$5704
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$4.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$6.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$63.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$67.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$2227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$28179

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263