Amsterdam vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1854
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$4529
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$947
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1747
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$548
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$2931
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
95
98
😀 Quality of life
94
94
🏙️ Population
921K
1.97M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 37% more expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 612th and 2189th ($2545 vs $1854) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Austria, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Vienna. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 37th and 45th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Vienna

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Amsterdam Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$5
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$2.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$677
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1773
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$190
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$9051
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$5834
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$2.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$18.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$8.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$138
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$18.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$14916

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1621
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1269
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1197
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$765
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$946
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$995
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$988
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1073
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$747
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$829
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1158
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1378
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$901
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1011
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1125
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1393
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1045
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$956
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1149
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1658
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1508
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1033
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1084
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1646
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1562
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1546
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$916
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898