Amsterdam vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	99
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	921K	4.84M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 2% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 252nd and 312th ($2859 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 25th and 4th 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	$20	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754