Cost of Living in Leiden, 🇳🇱 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 — — — — —

Utilities — — — — —

Internet & Mobile — — — — —

Groceries — — — — —

Transportation — — — — —

Dining Out — — — — —

Leisure Activities — — — — —

Health Insurance 6 7 $67 $176 $352 $176 $2

Visa & Legal Fees — — — — —

Total $67 $176 $352 $176 $2

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) $1,503.44 per month

Coworking Space 1 $229.53 per month

Airbnb (1 month) $1,966.04 per month

Coliving Space $1,098.67 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee $4.05 per cup

Beer $5.78 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) $17.35 per meal

Fast Food Combo $10.99 per meal

Apples $2.78 per kg

Bread $2.43 per loaf

Milk 9 $1.56 per liter

Rice $2.54 per kg

Chicken Fillets $11.56 per kg

Beef $20.82 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) $8.67 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) $75.17 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) $1.27 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start $4.86 per trip

Taxi per km $2.89 per km

Monthly Transport Pass $98.30 per month

Gasoline $2.37 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) $13.88 per trip

Scooter Rental $34.69 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 2 $22.45 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) $52.04 per month

Gym Membership $40.48 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) $25.44 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 3 $11.22 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 5 $14.59 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans $92.52 per pair

Summer Dress $46.26 per dress

Running Shoes $115.65 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 4 $33.67 per visit

Laundry $8.67 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 8 $41.80 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) $11.56 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, Zurich

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Change history

Nov 14, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Cinema Ticket 14.46 14.59
- Coworking Space 202.39 229.53
- Dining Out local 173.47, nomad 925.19, expat 231.3, family 231.3, tourist 46.26 not set
- Doctor Visit (GP) 63.61 41.8
- Groceries local 231.3, nomad 92.52, expat 289.12, family 693.9, tourist 0 not set
11 more changes
- Haircut 25.44 33.67
- Health Insurance local 156.13, nomad 69.39, expat 150.34, family 404.77, tourist 0 local 176.23, nomad 67.2, family 352.45, tourist 2.24
- Housing local 983.02, nomad 2081.69, expat 1387.79, family 1850.39, tourist 138.78 not set
- Internet & Mobile local 57.82, nomad 69.39, expat 80.95, family 92.52, tourist 0 not set
- Leisure Activities local 115.65, nomad 289.12, expat 92.52, family 173.47, tourist 23.13 not set
- Milk 1.5 1.56
- Mobile Plan 20.82 22.45
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 17.35 11.22
- Transportation local 80.95, nomad 57.82, expat 69.39, family 173.47, tourist 17.35 not set
- Utilities local 173.47, nomad 0, family 289.12, tourist 0 not set
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 92.52, family 138.78 not set
Fix pass — Coworking Space, Haircut, Cinema Ticket, Doctor Visit (GP) and Milk retained their previously corrected prices after source and unit checks; no new item-price changes (workspaceleiden.nl, gorgio.nl, bioscopenleiden.nl, heydoc.nl, ah.nl).

Leiden cost of living