Amsterdam vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	96	90
🏙️ Population	921K	459K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 30% more expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 143rd and 1045th ($3118 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th 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 Virginia Beach. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 31st and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Virginia Beach

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	Amsterdam	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710