Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Haarlem Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Haarlem

🙂 Solo nomad: Amsterdam is 3.6% cheaper than Haarlem without rent, and 24.9% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Amsterdam is 0.7% cheaper than Haarlem without rent, and 17.8% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.87 €19.75

$29.2 €25.21

-21.68%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$111 €96.2

$103 €89.2

7.82%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.46 €13.35

$13.71 €11.84

12.76%

Cappuccino

$4.84 €4.18

$4.5 €3.88

7.56%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.51 €3.03

$4.14 €3.57

-15.22%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 €2.77

$3.41 €2.95

-5.87%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.02 €6.06

$7.09 €6.13

-0.99%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.81 €5.88

$5.89 €5.08

15.62%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.37 €1.19

12.41%

White Bread (500g)

$2.45 €2.11

$2.68 €2.32

-8.58%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.67 €2.3

$2.96 €2.55

-9.80%

Eggs

$5.23 €4.51

$4.81 €4.16

8.73%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.64 €12.64

$14.04 €12.12

4.27%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.42 €12.45

$15.71 €13.56

-8.21%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.24 €14.02

$18.45 €15.93

-11.98%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 €2.46

$2.59 €2.23

9.65%

Banana (1kg)

$2.47 €2.13

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$1.88 €1.62

14.89%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.65 €4.02

$4.07 €3.52

14.25%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.12 €1.83

-3.30%

Onion (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.95 €1.68

4.62%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 €1.16

$1.22 €1.05

9.84%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 €1.04

$0.95 €0.82

26.32%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.34 €12.38

$14.58 €12.59

-1.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.18 €6.2

$8.79 €7.59

-18.32%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 €1.5

$1.5 €1.29

15.33%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 €2.6

$2.46 €2.12

22.36%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.05 €3.49

$3.22 €2.78

25.78%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$115 €99.4

$113 €97.8

1.61%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.63 €4

$5.76 €4.98

-19.62%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.15 €2.72

$2.57 €2.22

22.57%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$65.3 €56.4

$26.57 €22.94

145.65%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.31 €2

$2.22 €1.92

4.05%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$43.4K €37.5K

$39.7K €34.3K

9.38%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$38.9K €33.6K

$39.4K €34K

-1.16%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$302 €261

$243 €210

24.39%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$22.12 €19.1

$28.54 €24.64

-22.49%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.1 €44.96

$57.3 €49.43

-9.03%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$64.1 €55.3

$41.99 €36.26

52.63%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.13 €33.78

$24.25 €20.93

61.36%

Cinema Ticket

$17.31 €14.95

$16.61 €14.34

4.21%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$2,792 €2,411

$2,735 €2,361

2.08%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21.3K €18.4K

$6,207 €5,359

242.73%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 €86.8

$100 €86.4

0.46%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.07 €42.37

$52.9 €45.66

-7.20%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$120 €104

3.48%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$138 €119

$161 €139

-14.17%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,394 €2,067

$1,690 €1,459

41.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,997 €1,725

$1,379 €1,190

44.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$4,217 €3,641

$2,609 €2,252

61.63%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,063 €2,644

$2,144 €1,851

42.85%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.5K €9,047

$7,792 €6,727

34.48%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,565 €6,532

$6,384 €5,512

18.51%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,670 €4,032

$3,612 €3,118

29.30%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.02

4.28

-6.07%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Amsterdam: October 28, 2025

Last update for Haarlem: October 26, 2025

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