Amsterdam vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	68
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	921K	385K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 18% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 143rd and 658th ($3118 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 582nd 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 1.7 months in Tampa. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Tampa

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	Amsterdam	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$14367

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294