Amsterdam vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
95
83
🏙️ Population
921K
1.86M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 61% more expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 252nd and 2592nd ($2859 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Poland, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Warsaw. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 25th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Warsaw

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Amsterdam Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$13474

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

Cities near Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390