Netherlands
How much home does a salary buy in Amsterdam?
In Amsterdam, the average net yearly salary buys 6.2 m² of apartment. A 60 m² flat costs 9.7 full years of salary, rank 33 of 53 in Europe.
Price per m²€8,190CBS StatLine (Kadaster/BAG); derivation by Living Space Index · mean (ratio of means), derived from two official statistics (price ÷ floor area), 2025
Average net wage€4,231CBS 86381NED x OECD Taxing Wages · mean, city, 2025
Years of pay for 60 m²9.7
m² per year of pay6.2 m²
C Data quality: Weaker basis, use with care · Price and wage: 2025 · Rank in Europe: 33 of 53
Prices and wages in Amsterdam, 2021–2026
Price and wage are from the same year. Empty cells mean the official figure is not published (yet).
| Year | Price €/m² | Net wage €/month | Years of pay for 60 m² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021. | €7,499 | €3,436 | 10.9 |
| 2022. | €8,170 | €3,554 | 11.5 |
| 2023. | €7,379 | €3,773 | 9.8 |
| 2024. | €8,021 | €4,001 | 10.0 |
| 2025. | €8,190 | €4,231 | 9.7 |
| 2026. | €8,174 (part of the year) | – | – |
Years of salary for 60 m² in Amsterdam, by job
Job wages are estimates: the local average net wage × the job's pay ratio in that country (Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey 2022, broad occupation groups). Nurse = health associate professionals.
| City average | €4,231 | 9.7 salaries |
| Nurse | €3,994 | 10.3 salaries |
| Teacher | €5,454 | 7.5 salaries |
| IT specialist | €5,978 | 6.8 salaries |
| Shop worker | €2,729 | 15.0 salaries |
| Builder | €4,413 | 9.3 salaries |
Other cities
| Geneva Switzerland | 30 of 53 | 9.6 salaries |
| Rijeka Croatia | 31 of 53 | 9.6 salaries |
| Berlin Germany | 32 of 53 | 9.6 salaries |
| Oslo Norway | 34 of 53 | 9.8 salaries |
| Podgorica Montenegro | 35 of 53 | 10.1 salaries |
| Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36 of 53 | 10.2 salaries |