Amsterdam vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$4568
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1141
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1951
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$3621
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	33
😀 Quality of life	96	82
🏙️ Population	921K	543K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 61% more expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 143rd and 2194th ($3118 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1737th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tucson ranked 202nd in the United States, while ranked 31st and 634th 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	$21.3	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$62.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2738
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2462
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$93.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$45.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$15639

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2084
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2095
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$727
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2466
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2320
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2349
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2447
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2417
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2448
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2340
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2523
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2481
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1977
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2344
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2365
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2322
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$881
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2348
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$982
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$850
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1760
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1911
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2757
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1602
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2245