Cost of living in Amsterdam 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Amsterdam, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
78.9
21% cheaper than New York
AmsterdamUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 1,900 EUR $2,052
1-bed apartment, outside centre 1,500 EUR $1,620
3-bed apartment, centre 3,200 EUR $3,456
Room in shared flat 850 EUR $918
Buy price per m2 8,500 EUR $9,180
Living cost excl. rent 1,150 EUR $1,242
Typical net salary 3,100 EUR $3,348
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.