Make it a trip · Amsterdam, Netherlands
What Amsterdam costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Centrum and De Pijp.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Half a villa or 4-star room, two meals out, a coffee, two beers and the signature experience.
Arriving
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Visa free for 90 days in Schengen Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, US, CA, SG passports.
No fee yet; the €20 ETIAS has no start date. Amsterdam adds a 12.5% tourist tax to the room rate at hotels.
Sources: Deep Arrival, ETIAS 2026 (2026-10), Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10)
Free -
Train from Schiphol to Amsterdam Fixed
About 15 minutes to Centraal. Tap a contactless card at the gates.
Source: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10)
€6.20 Book an airport pickup -
EU citizens, ID card is enough Fixed
For IE, NL, DE, FR passports.
The 12.5% tourist tax still applies at hotels.
Source: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10)
Free
Getting around
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Tram, bus or metro, one hour Fixed
Tap a contactless card on and off.
Sources: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10), Numbeo, Amsterdam (2026-10)
€3.40 -
GVB day ticket, 24 hours Fixed
Unlimited tram, bus, metro and city ferries. Most visitors cycle instead.
Sources: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10), Amsterdam Tips, GVB tickets (2026)
€10
Eating and drinking
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Meal at a cheap restaurant Many reports
A burger, falafel or Indonesian rijsttafel at lunch.
Source: Numbeo, Amsterdam (2026-10)
€20 -
€13
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Dinner for two, three courses Many reports
A mid-range restaurant, without drinks.
Source: Numbeo, Amsterdam (2026-10)
€80 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Note that coffeeshops sell cannabis; cafés sell coffee.
Source: Numbeo, Amsterdam (2026-10)
€4.10 -
Heineken on tap, half a litre Many reports
Most bars pour smaller glasses, a fluitje or vaasje.
Source: Numbeo, Amsterdam (2026-10)
€7
At the supermarket
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€1.50
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Coca-Cola, small bottle at a café Many reports
Café price. Supermarkets are cheaper.
Source: Numbeo, Amsterdam (2026-10)
€3.40 -
Beer, half a litre, to take away Many reports
Supermarket price. Drinking in public is banned in the city centre.
Source: Numbeo, Amsterdam (2026-10)
€1.60 -
Stroopwafels, pack of 10 at HEMA Fixed
Caramel waffle cookies. A fresh one from a market stall costs a couple of euros.
Source: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10)
€3
Doing
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Rijksmuseum Fixed
Adult ticket. Book a timed slot online. Anne Frank House is €16.50 and sells out weeks ahead.
Source: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10)
€27 Get tickets -
Canal cruise, from Fixed
A classic 60-minute cruise. Book ahead from April to October.
Source: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10)
€15.50 Get tickets -
Zaanse Schans, Volendam and Marken tour, from Range
Windmills and fishing villages, half a day by coach.
Source: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10)
€35 Book the tour
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel bed or budget hotel, from Range
Before the 12.5% tourist tax. Weekends cost more.
Source: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10)
€45 Find a hostel -
Decent mid-range hotel, from Range
Usually 120 to 150 EUR. Before the 12.5% tourist tax.
Source: Amsterdam Explorer, prices in Amsterdam 2026 (2026-10)
€120 Find a hotel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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