Cost of Living in Almere, 🇳🇱 Netherlands - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Nov 6, 2026 Last changed Nov 14, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 2 3 27 28 $1,768 $1,397 $1,738 $1,042 $123

Utilities 2 18 25 27 28 — $209 $278 $184 —

Internet & Mobile 2 8 9 10 $49 $64 $98 $64 $16

Groceries 18 $122 $366 $977 $305 $5

Transportation 5 6 $158 $172 $298 $101 $28

Dining Out 14 27 $1,152 $198 $276 $104 $58

Leisure Activities 11 13 14 26 $148 $89 $988 $48 $18

Health Insurance 22 23 29 $68 $176 $352 $176 —

Visa & Legal Fees 24 30 — $40 $79 — —

Total $3,465 $2,711 $5,084 $2,024 $248

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 3 $1,108.43 per month

Coworking Space 4 $336.74 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 2 $1,767.88 $1,347 – $2,189 per month

Coliving Space 2 $1,122.46 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 1 $4.18 per cup

Beer 1 $6.61 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 14 $17.40 per meal

Fast Food Combo 14 $14.48 per meal

Apples $2.89 per kg

Bread $2.31 per loaf

Milk $1.50 per liter

Rice $2.54 per kg

Chicken Fillets 17 $10.09 per kg

Beef 19 $14.95 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $8.00 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 14 $52.31 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 $0.93 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 6 $4.84 per trip

Taxi per km 6 $3.56 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 5 $143.62 per month

Gasoline 7 $2.77 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 6 $28.47 per trip

Scooter Rental 20 $22.34 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 8 $16.84 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 10 $47.09 per month

Gym Membership 11 12 $30.39 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $28.91 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 8 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 13 $13.64 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $88.60 per pair

Summer Dress $46.26 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $98.10 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 15 $36.99 per visit

Laundry 16 $8.92 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 21 $41.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 1 $5.95 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Nov 6, 2026
Last changed: Nov 14, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 0.8909 EUR on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Amsterdam, Eindhoven, Hanoi

Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 1734.74 1767.88
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1098.67 1108.43
- Beef 17.35 14.95
- Beer 5.78 6.61
- Chicken Fillets 11.56 10.09
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- Cinema Ticket 13.88 13.64
- Coffee 4.05 4.18
- Coliving Space 925.19 1122.46
- Coworking Space 231.3 336.74
- Dining Out local 92.52, nomad 925.19, expat 231.3, family 289.12, tourist 57.82 local 104.39, nomad 1151.64, expat 197.55, family 276.13, tourist 57.69
- Doctor Visit (GP) 46.26 41.8
- Fast Food Combo 10.41 14.48
- Gasoline 2.43 2.77
- Groceries local 289.12, nomad 115.65, expat 346.95, family 751.72, tourist 5.78 local 305.31, nomad 122.12, expat 366.37, family 976.99, tourist 5.09
- Gym Membership 40.48 30.39
- Haircut 28.91 36.99
- Health Insurance local 150.34, nomad 69.39, family 300.69, tourist 2.31 local 176.23, nomad 67.95, family 352.45, tourist 0
- Housing local 1040.84, nomad 1619.09, expat 1387.79, family 1734.74, tourist 127.21 local 1041.92, nomad 1767.88, expat 1396.62, family 1738.31, tourist 123.01
- Internet & Mobile local 40.48, nomad 57.82, expat 69.39, family 92.52, tourist 2.31 local 63.92, nomad 49.39, family 97.6, tourist 15.71
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 52.04 47.09
- Jeans 80.95 88.6
- Laundry 9.25 8.92
- Leisure Activities local 57.82, nomad 173.47, expat 115.65, family 173.47, tourist 17.35 local 47.95, nomad 148.38, expat 89.09, family 987.55, tourist 17.57
- Meal (Inexpensive) 17.35 17.4
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 75.17 52.31
- Mobile Plan 23.13 16.84
- Monthly Transport Pass 98.3 143.62
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.56 5.95
- Ride-hailing (5km) 13.88 28.47
- Running Shoes 98.3 98.1
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.35 11.22
- Scooter Rental 28.91 22.34
- Taxi Start 4.05 4.84
- Taxi per km 2.54 3.56
- Transportation local 92.52, nomad 115.65, family 289.12, tourist 17.35 local 101.27, nomad 158.2, expat 172.08, family 298.46, tourist 28.47
- Utilities local 173.47, nomad 0, expat 196.6, family 265.99, tourist 0 local 184.08, nomad 0, expat 208.78, family 278.37, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 23.13, family 46.26 local 0, expat 39.57, family 79.23
- Water (1.5L bottle) 1.16 0.93
- Wine (Mid-range) 9.25 8
Coffee, Jeans, Running Shoes and Pharmacy (basic meds) now use the index’s dollar figures directly; Coworking Space, Monthly Transport Pass and Scooter Rental use the exact shared exchange rate (livingcost.org).

Almere cost of living