Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Heerlen Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Heerlen

😐 Solo nomad: Amsterdam is 28.6% more expensive than Heerlen without rent, and 60.9% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Amsterdam is 17.6% more expensive than Heerlen without rent, and 39% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.87 €19.75

$22.43 €19.36

1.96%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$111 €96.2

$87.8 €75.8

26.93%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.46 €13.35

$14.04 €12.12

10.11%

Cappuccino

$4.84 €4.18

$3.92 €3.38

23.47%

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

$3.51 €3.03

$2.88 €2.48

21.87%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 €2.77

$2.13 €1.84

50.70%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.02 €6.06

$6.26 €5.41

12.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.81 €5.88

$3.83 €3.31

77.81%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.24 €1.07

24.19%

White Bread (500g)

$2.45 €2.11

$2.46 €2.12

-0.41%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.67 €2.3

$2.99 €2.58

-10.70%

Eggs

$5.23 €4.51

$4.16 €3.59

25.72%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.64 €12.64

$12 €10.36

22.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.42 €12.45

$14.64 €12.64

-1.50%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.24 €14.02

$17.08 €14.74

-4.92%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 €2.46

$2.32 €2.01

22.41%

Banana (1kg)

$2.47 €2.13

$2.48 €2.14

-0.40%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$2.03 €1.76

6.40%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.65 €4.02

$4.56 €3.94

1.97%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$1.99 €1.72

3.02%

Onion (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.1 €1.81

-2.86%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 €1.16

$1.29 €1.11

3.88%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 €1.04

$0.76 €0.66

57.89%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.34 €12.38

$14.17 €12.23

1.20%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.18 €6.2

$6.83 €5.9

5.12%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 €1.5

$1.44 €1.24

20.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 €2.6

$2.74 €2.36

9.85%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.05 €3.49

$3.81 €3.29

6.30%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$115 €99.4

$86.2 €74.4

33.50%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.63 €4

$7.58 €6.55

-38.92%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.15 €2.72

$2.52 €2.17

25.00%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$65.3 €56.4

$58.1 €50.2

12.26%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.31 €2

$2.2 €1.9

5.00%

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

$43.4K €37.5K

$30.6K €26.4K

41.90%

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

$38.9K €33.6K

$30.2K €26.1K

28.71%

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

$302 €261

$213 €184

41.98%

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

$22.12 €19.1

$29.68 €25.62

-25.47%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.1 €44.96

$52.2 €45.04

-0.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$64.1 €55.3

$36.35 €31.39

76.31%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.13 €33.78

$29.4 €25.38

33.10%

Cinema Ticket

$17.31 €14.95

$14.05 €12.13

23.20%

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

$2,792 €2,411

$1,078 €931

159.00%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21.3K €18.4K

$11.6K €10K

82.83%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 €86.8

$105 €90.5

-4.09%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.07 €42.37

$51.1 €44.16

-4.05%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$96.5 €83.3

28.71%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$138 €119

$157 €136

-12.08%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,394 €2,067

$1,023 €883

133.96%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,997 €1,725

$913 €788

118.88%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$4,217 €3,641

$2,003 €1,729

110.51%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,063 €2,644

$1,659 €1,432

84.65%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.5K €9,047

$5,333 €4,604

96.49%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,565 €6,532

$4,326 €3,735

74.90%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,670 €4,032

$3,310 €2,858

41.09%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.02

4.32

-6.94%

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

Last update for Amsterdam: October 28, 2025

Last update for Heerlen: October 28, 2025

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