Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Veenendaal Cost of Living Comparison Between Amsterdam and Veenendaal

😐 Solo nomad: Amsterdam is 2.3% more expensive than Veenendaal without rent, and 37% more expensive with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Amsterdam is 3.5% cheaper than Veenendaal without rent, and 34.2% more expensive with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$22.87 €19.75

$22.85 €19.73

0.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$111 €96.2

$112 €96.7

-0.51%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$15.46 €13.35

$15.11 €13.05

2.32%

Cappuccino

$4.84 €4.18

$4.59 €3.96

5.45%

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

$3.51 €3.03

$3.32 €2.87

5.72%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.21 €2.77

$2.56 €2.21

25.39%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$7.02 €6.06

$6.35 €5.49

10.55%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$6.81 €5.88

$5.29 €4.57

28.73%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.49 €1.28

3.36%

White Bread (500g)

$2.45 €2.11

$2.5 €2.16

-2.00%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.67 €2.3

$2.63 €2.27

1.52%

Eggs

$5.23 €4.51

$5.42 €4.68

-3.51%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$14.64 €12.64

$13.72 €11.84

6.71%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$14.42 €12.45

$17.17 €14.82

-16.02%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.24 €14.02

$17.04 €14.71

-4.69%

Apples (1kg)

$2.84 €2.46

$2.95 €2.55

-3.73%

Banana (1kg)

$2.47 €2.13

$2.49 €2.15

-0.80%

Oranges (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

Tomato (1kg)

$4.65 €4.02

$4.69 €4.05

-0.85%

Potato (1kg)

$2.05 €1.77

$2.19 €1.89

-6.39%

Onion (1kg)

$2.04 €1.76

$2.17 €1.87

-5.99%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.34 €1.16

$1.23 €1.06

8.94%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.2 €1.04

$1.14 €0.98

5.26%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$14.34 €12.38

$14.73 €12.72

-2.65%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.18 €6.2

$6.94 €5.99

3.46%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.73 €1.5

$1.75 €1.51

-1.14%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.01 €2.6

$2.72 €2.34

10.66%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$4.05 €3.49

$3.57 €3.08

13.45%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$115 €99.4

$94.2 €81.4

22.11%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$4.63 €4

$3.98 €3.43

16.33%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$3.15 €2.72

$2.05 €1.77

53.66%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$65.3 €56.4

$27.76 €23.97

135.12%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.31 €2

$2.21 €1.91

4.52%

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

$43.4K €37.5K

$37.3K €32.2K

16.33%

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

$38.9K €33.6K

$38.6K €33.4K

0.68%

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

$302 €261

$266 €230

13.43%

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

$22.12 €19.1

$21.58 €18.64

2.50%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$52.1 €44.96

$52 €44.9

0.15%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$64.1 €55.3

$28.63 €24.72

123.86%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$39.13 €33.78

$22.82 €19.71

71.47%

Cinema Ticket

$17.31 €14.95

$14.84 €12.81

16.64%

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

$2,792 €2,411

$1,888 €1,630

47.90%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$21.3K €18.4K

$6,270 €5,414

239.25%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$101 €86.8

$103 €89.1

-2.54%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$49.07 €42.37

$40.77 €35.2

20.36%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$124 €107

$110 €94.7

13.16%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$138 €119

$111 €96.2

23.92%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,394 €2,067

$1,407 €1,215

70.18%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,997 €1,725

$1,163 €1,004

71.81%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$4,217 €3,641

$2,259 €1,950

86.68%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$3,063 €2,644

$1,737 €1,500

76.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$10.5K €9,047

$5,273 €4,553

98.72%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$7,565 €6,532

$4,242 €3,662

78.36%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$4,670 €4,032

$2,728 €2,355

71.20%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

4.02

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

Last update for Amsterdam: October 28, 2025

Last update for Veenendaal: October 29, 2025

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