Amsterdam vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	34
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	921K	543K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 43% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 331st and 1962nd ($2791 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 29th and 561st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Tucson

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	Amsterdam	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262