Amsterdam vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$861
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	95	59
🏙️ Population	921K	24.7K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 87% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 331st and 3454th ($2791 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and the Seychelles, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 29th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Victoria

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	Amsterdam	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408