Amsterdam vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$5811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	95	94
🏙️ Population	921K	690K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 9% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 252nd and 93rd ($2859 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 74th 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 6th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 41st 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	$20	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$23453

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948