Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Halle Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Halle

🙂 Solo nomad: Amsterdam is 2.3% cheaper than Halle without rent, and 36.4% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Amsterdam is 20.1% more expensive than Halle without rent, and 34.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.87 €19.75

$21.02 €18.15

8.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$111 €96.2

$87.4 €75.5

27.48%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.46 €13.35

$14.09 €12.17

9.72%

Cappuccino

$4.84 €4.18

$4.42 €3.82

9.50%

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

$3.51 €3.03

$3.92 €3.38

-10.46%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 €2.77

$3.16 €2.72

1.58%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.02 €6.06

$6.92 €5.97

1.45%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.81 €5.88

$5.81 €5.02

17.21%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.38 €1.2

11.59%

White Bread (500g)

$2.45 €2.11

$2.55 €2.2

-3.92%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.67 €2.3

$3.04 €2.62

-12.17%

Eggs

$5.23 €4.51

$5.23 €4.52

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.64 €12.64

$14.49 €12.51

1.04%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.42 €12.45

$16.25 €14.03

-11.26%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.24 €14.02

$17.78 €15.35

-8.66%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 €2.46

$2.44 €2.11

16.39%

Banana (1kg)

$2.47 €2.13

$2.44 €2.1

1.23%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$1.95 €1.68

10.77%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.65 €4.02

$3.84 €3.31

21.09%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.96 €1.7

4.59%

Onion (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.12 €1.83

-3.77%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 €1.16

$1.35 €1.17

-0.74%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 €1.04

$1.09 €0.94

10.09%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.34 €12.38

$14.05 €12.13

2.06%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.18 €6.2

$7.25 €6.26

-0.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 €1.5

$1.45 €1.25

19.31%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 €2.6

$2.62 €2.26

14.89%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.05 €3.49

$3.55 €3.06

14.08%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$115 €99.4

$91 €78.6

26.38%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.63 €4

$3.68 €3.17

25.82%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.15 €2.72

$2.73 €2.36

15.38%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$65.3 €56.4

$26.72 €23.07

144.27%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.31 €2

$2.29 €1.98

0.87%

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

$43.4K €37.5K

$40.7K €35.2K

6.65%

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

$38.9K €33.6K

$39.3K €33.9K

-0.91%

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

$302 €261

$294 €254

2.73%

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

$22.12 €19.1

$26.52 €22.9

-16.59%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.1 €44.96

$47.69 €41.18

9.21%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$64.1 €55.3

$41.05 €35.44

56.13%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.13 €33.78

$22.89 €19.76

70.95%

Cinema Ticket

$17.31 €14.95

$15.88 €13.71

9.01%

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

$2,792 €2,411

$2,603 €2,247

7.27%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21.3K €18.4K

$11K €9,514

93.04%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 €86.8

$114 €98.7

-12.03%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.07 €42.37

$60.8 €52.5

-19.23%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$108 €93.3

14.90%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$138 €119

$128 €111

7.78%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,394 €2,067

$1,425 €1,230

68.01%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,997 €1,725

$1,182 €1,021

68.94%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$4,217 €3,641

$2,246 €1,939

87.75%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,063 €2,644

$1,736 €1,499

76.37%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.5K €9,047

$4,689 €4,049

123.46%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,565 €6,532

$4,014 €3,466

88.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,670 €4,032

$3,492 €3,015

33.73%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.02

4.39

-8.43%

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

Last update for Amsterdam: October 28, 2025

Last update for Halle: October 28, 2025

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