Amsterdam vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$7082
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$1895
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$3327
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$708
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$6506
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	94	90
🏙️ Population	921K	737K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 14% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 612th and 145th ($2545 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 19th in the United States, while ranked 37th and 125th 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	$18.4	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$8.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$177
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$29730

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210