Amsterdam vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	96	96
🏙️ Population	921K	690K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 6% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 143rd and 73rd ($3118 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 31st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Washington

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	Amsterdam	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$24065

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949