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Where to get the most Bang for your Buck
Known for her pittoresque canals, rich heritage and multitude of ‘brown bars’, Amsterdam is home to nearly 900.000 residents. Every few streets have a distinct feeling and the liveliness of the city can (usually) be felt around every of it’s corners. However great of a city it is to live in, the rental prices are to say the least not really ‘gezellig’. The city is ranked 2nd as Europe’s most expensive cities to rent in (1), and rental prices are continuously soaring.
Finding a flat to rent in Amsterdam can be a serious challenge for expats and new residents. Especially when you’re coming from smaller areas or cities, the prices can be intimidating and hard to adjust to. Even if you find a suitable apartment, you’ll have to be very quick to respond as the shortage of housing makes for a very competitive space. The number one priority before moving to or within Amsterdam, is knowing what’s possible to get for what price.
As our service constantly monitors the market to provide our customers with the first look on matched houses, we gather a lot of data about the current market and are able to identify trends in prices of neighbourhoods in Amsterdam. It’s good to know that even though prices are generally very high in all of Amsterdam, prices vary from neighbourhood to neighbourhood. We’ve created this list for you to get a sense of how much it cost to rent an apartment in Amsterdam.
Download our complete overview of prices per square meter HERE .
Mercatorplein in Bos en Lommer
Lower priced neighbourhoods
-Zuid-Oost, Westpoort, Bos en Lommer and Nieuw-West.
Your best bet if you’re looking for a cheaper place to live would be in Zuid-Oost, Westpoort, Bos en Lommer and Nieuw-West. The average price of a 30 m² apartment is between €1000 and €1200 euro’s in these areas. If you’re looking for a bit more room, 50 m² apartments average around €1400 – €1500 per month. Even though these neighbourhoods are among the lower priced places to live in Amsterdam, this does not mean they have to be any less exciting to live in. As the city centre gets more and more expensive and residents start to move to these newer areas, bars and cafes start to open up as well. Check out this city guide (in Dutch!) to see all hotspots in Bos and Lommer.
Churchill Laan in Rivierenbuurt
Mid priced neighbourhoods
-Noord, De baarsjes, Rivierenbuurt, Buitenveldert, Houthavens
In the smaller sized apartments range we already see a fairly large gap in the prices. 30 m² apartments on average go for €1300 euro’s in these neigbourhoods. In mid sized apartments of around 50 m² the price gap becomes slimmer though, averaging around €1500-1600 for an apartment. Most of these neighbourhoods lie perfectly between the busy city centre and more chilled outer areas of Amsterdam and feature a rich atmosphere themselves. Our personal favorite has to be the Rivierenbuurt, famously called the ‘Amsterdam Riviéra’, with it’s great mixture between residential areas and lively bars. The area even has it’s own website! Checkout Zuid.nl for some of the greates local hangout spots in the Rivierenbuurt.
Albert Cuyp in De Pijp
Higher priced neighbourhoods
-Houthavens, Oud-West, De Pijp, Oud Zuid, Centrum, Oost
We all saw it coming, didn’t we? These areas make up for most of the city centre, and their central location is part of what you pay for. Even though the difference between mid ranged apartments is smaller, 30 m² apartments have an average price of nearly €1400 per month. Thats on average nearly €400 more per month than if you’re looking at lower priced areas for the same amount of space! 50 m² apartments average up to €1700-1800 per month, highlighting how crazely expensive apartments can be. We won’t lie though, these areas are great for shopping, meeting up and have some of the most ‘gezellige’ squares Amsterdam has. The internet is filled with blogs and lists of the best hotspots in these areas. And even if for most of us rent here would costs us an arm and a leg, hopping on your bike and spending your days here before returning home is absolutely free.
