Amsterdam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$4008
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	96	100
🏙️ Population	921K	5.45M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 18% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 143rd and 649th ($3118 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Australia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 31st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Sydney

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	Amsterdam	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$19140

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710