Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Hengelo Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Hengelo

🙂 Solo nomad: Amsterdam is 3.2% cheaper than Hengelo without rent, and 58% more expensive with rent.

😐 Family of 3: Amsterdam is 15.6% more expensive than Hengelo without rent, and 41% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.87 €19.75

$20.64 €17.82

10.80%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$111 €96.2

$86.2 €74.5

29.18%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.46 €13.35

$14.05 €12.13

10.04%

Cappuccino

$4.84 €4.18

$4.13 €3.57

17.19%

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

$3.51 €3.03

$3.99 €3.45

-12.03%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 €2.77

$2.8 €2.42

14.64%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.02 €6.06

$6.84 €5.91

2.63%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.81 €5.88

$5.75 €4.96

18.43%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.32 €1.14

16.67%

White Bread (500g)

$2.45 €2.11

$2.31 €1.99

6.06%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.67 €2.3

$3.05 €2.63

-12.46%

Eggs

$5.23 €4.51

$4.75 €4.1

10.11%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.64 €12.64

$14.08 €12.15

3.98%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.42 €12.45

$15.31 €13.22

-5.81%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.24 €14.02

$16.61 €14.34

-2.23%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 €2.46

$2.44 €2.11

16.39%

Banana (1kg)

$2.47 €2.13

$2.57 €2.22

-3.89%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$1.94 €1.67

11.34%

Tomato (1kg)

$4.65 €4.02

$3.77 €3.25

23.34%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.01 €1.74

1.99%

Onion (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$1.96 €1.69

4.08%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 €1.16

$1.24 €1.07

8.06%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 €1.04

$0.73 €0.63

64.38%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.34 €12.38

$14.02 €12.11

2.28%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.18 €6.2

$6.84 €5.91

4.97%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 €1.5

$1.44 €1.25

20.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 €2.6

$2.59 €2.24

16.22%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.05 €3.49

$5.26 €4.54

-23.00%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$115 €99.4

$91.1 €78.6

26.36%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.63 €4

$3.67 €3.17

26.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.15 €2.72

$2.42 €2.09

30.17%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$65.3 €56.4

$27.57 €23.8

136.74%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.31 €2

$2.34 €2.02

-1.28%

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

$43.4K €37.5K

$34.5K €29.8K

25.99%

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

$38.9K €33.6K

$35.7K €30.8K

8.88%

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

$302 €261

$285 €246

6.09%

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

$22.12 €19.1

$26.32 €22.72

-15.96%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.1 €44.96

$47.12 €40.68

10.53%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$64.1 €55.3

$30.84 €26.63

107.81%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.13 €33.78

$23.29 €20.11

68.01%

Cinema Ticket

$17.31 €14.95

$16.09 €13.89

7.58%

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

$2,792 €2,411

$1,090 €941

156.16%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21.3K €18.4K

$10.9K €9,444

94.48%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 €86.8

$116 €100

-13.56%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.07 €42.37

$46.32 €39.99

5.94%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$98.9 €85.4

25.55%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$138 €119

$127 €109

8.91%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,394 €2,067

$1,379 €1,191

73.56%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,997 €1,725

$856 €739

133.45%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$4,217 €3,641

$1,846 €1,594

128.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,063 €2,644

$1,528 €1,319

100.43%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.5K €9,047

$3,220 €2,780

225.41%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,565 €6,532

$2,806 €2,423

169.63%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,670 €4,032

$2,843 €2,454

64.28%

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 Hengelo: October 29, 2025

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