Amsterdam vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	80
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	921K	737K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 7% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 331st and 158th ($2791 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 15th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 98th 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	$21	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093