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Europe
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Amsterdam compare to Zurich?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Amsterdam is 24% worse off vs in Zurich
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Amsterdam compared to Zurich, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$62,340
-$50,166 (-45%) vs Zurich
Tax Rate: 41%
Weather
How does the weather in Amsterdam compare to Zurich?
Amsterdam has better overall weather
3.6/10(vs 3.4/10 in Zurich)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
13°C(same as Zurich)
Average Low
7°C(vs 5°C in Zurich)
Sunshine Hours
1,662h/yr+96h/yr(+6%)
Average High in hottest month
21°C(vs 24°C in Zurich)
Average Low in coldest month
1°C(vs -2°C in Zurich)
Rainy Days
108/yr-15/yr(-13%)
Muggy Days
2/yr(same as Zurich)
Cloud Cover
56%(vs 54% in Zurich)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Amsterdam compare to Zurich?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Amsterdam compared to Zurich?
SWE Affordability
11.8 years
3.1 years quicker than Zurich
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Amsterdam has around 37 Luma events listed.
That's 106% more events than Zurich.
Salary Converter
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