Amsterdam vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$3464
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$924
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1552
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$493
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$51.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$832
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	96	63
🏙️ Population	921K	24.7K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 97% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 143rd and 3601st ($3118 vs $1585) 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 0.5 months in Victoria. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 31st and 5581st 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	$21.3	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$3.9
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$818
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$676
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1449
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$82.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$137
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	14.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$447
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1146
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$22.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$3.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$3.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$22.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$92.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$59.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$153
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$8213

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$715
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1624
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1207
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1207
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$724
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$476
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$548
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$822
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$834
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$831
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$692
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$727
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$774
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$596
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$842
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$812
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$799
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$609
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1535
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$567
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$564
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1546
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$552
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1561
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1590
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1560
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1641
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1561
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1751
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1576
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1595
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1445
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1511
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$493
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1168
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$421
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$533
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$694
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$549
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$420