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Europe
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Amsterdam compare to Berlin?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Amsterdam is 12% worse off vs in Berlin
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Amsterdam compared to Berlin, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$63,551
+$7,107 (+13%) vs Berlin
Tax Rate: 41%
Weather
How does the weather in Amsterdam compare to Berlin?
Berlin has better overall weather
3.6/10(vs 3.8/10 in Berlin)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
13°C(same as Berlin)
Average Low
7°C(same as Berlin)
Sunshine Hours
1,662h/yr+36h/yr
Average High in hottest month
21°C(vs 24°C in Berlin)
Average Low in coldest month
1°C(vs -2°C in Berlin)
Rainy Days
108/yr+30/yr(+38%)
Muggy Days
2/yr(same as Berlin)
Cloud Cover
56%(vs 57% in Berlin)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Amsterdam compare to Berlin?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Amsterdam compared to Berlin?
SWE Affordability
11.8 years
1.3 years longer than Berlin
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Amsterdam has around 16 Luma events listed.
That's 30% fewer events than Berlin.
Salary Converter
Enter your annual gross salary (before taxes) to see what you would need to earn in Amsterdam to maintain the same standard of living.
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