Cost of Living Comparison Between Best and Amsterdam Cost of Living Comparison Between Best and Amsterdam

🙂 Solo nomad: Best is 25% cheaper than Amsterdam without rent, and 37.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Best is 28.4% cheaper than Amsterdam without rent, and 36.9% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$21.03 €18.16

$22.87 €19.75

-8.05%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$94.1 €81.3

$111 €96.2

-15.50%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$11.41 €9.86

$15.46 €13.35

-26.20%

Cappuccino

$3.36 €2.91

$4.84 €4.18

-30.58%

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

$3.17 €2.73

$3.51 €3.03

-9.69%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.91 €2.51

$3.21 €2.77

-9.35%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.17 €4.46

$7.02 €6.06

-26.35%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.82 €5.03

$6.81 €5.88

-14.54%

Milk (1 liter)

$1.13 €0.97

$1.54 €1.33

-26.62%

White Bread (500g)

$1.98 €1.71

$2.45 €2.11

-19.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$3.14 €2.71

$2.67 €2.3

17.60%

Eggs

$4.62 €3.99

$5.23 €4.51

-11.66%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$13.06 €11.28

$14.64 €12.64

-10.79%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.54 €14.28

$14.42 €12.45

14.70%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.27 €14.05

$16.24 €14.02

0.18%

Apples (1kg)

$2.16 €1.86

$2.84 €2.46

-23.94%

Banana (1kg)

$2.51 €2.17

$2.47 €2.13

1.62%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.89 €1.63

$2.16 €1.86

-12.50%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.69 €3.19

$4.65 €4.02

-20.65%

Potato (1kg)

$2.06 €1.78

$2.05 €1.77

0.49%

Onion (1kg)

$2.03 €1.75

$2.04 €1.76

-0.49%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.2 €1.04

$1.34 €1.16

-10.45%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.5 €0.43

$1.2 €1.04

-58.33%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$10.51 €9.08

$14.34 €12.38

-26.71%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.7 €4.92

$7.18 €6.2

-20.61%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.54 €1.33

$1.73 €1.5

-10.98%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.71 €2.34

$3.01 €2.6

-9.97%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.5 €2.16

$4.05 €3.49

-38.27%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$71.4 €61.6

$115 €99.4

-37.98%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.46 €2.98

$4.63 €4

-25.27%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$2.15 €1.86

$3.15 €2.72

-31.75%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$28.48 €24.59

$65.3 €56.4

-56.37%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$2.19 €1.89

$2.31 €2

-5.19%

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

$25K €21.5K

$43.4K €37.5K

-42.56%

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

$27.8K €24K

$38.9K €33.6K

-28.43%

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

$169 €146

$302 €261

-43.88%

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

$23.1 €19.94

$22.12 €19.1

4.43%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.77 €38.66

$52.1 €44.96

-14.04%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$28.87 €24.92

$64.1 €55.3

-54.95%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.07 €18.19

$39.13 €33.78

-46.15%

Cinema Ticket

$14.92 €12.88

$17.31 €14.95

-13.81%

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

$1,173 €1,013

$2,792 €2,411

-57.99%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$5,069 €4,377

$21.3K €18.4K

-76.17%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$65.8 €56.8

$101 €86.8

-34.53%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$30.92 €26.7

$49.07 €42.37

-36.99%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$85.5 €73.9

$124 €107

-31.11%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$68.4 €59.1

$138 €119

-50.43%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,795 €1,550

$2,394 €2,067

-25.02%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,126 €972

$1,997 €1,725

-43.65%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$2,615 €2,258

$4,217 €3,641

-37.99%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,436 €1,240

$3,063 €2,644

-53.11%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,983 €3,439

$10.5K €9,047

-61.99%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,294 €2,844

$7,565 €6,532

-56.46%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$3,746 €3,235

$4,670 €4,032

-19.78%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

3.5

4.02

-12.94%

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

Last update for Best: October 26, 2025

Last update for Amsterdam: October 28, 2025

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