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Triplandio Amsterdam guide covers 20 travel guides across 55 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 80 self-guided walking tours in Amsterdam with 448 POI, spanning 322.9 km in total. Get inspired by 9 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Amsterdam
City & Country Data Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Key travel data for Amsterdam — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Netherlands
Cost
LOW
Safety
86
Health
94
Lifestyle
81
Infra
98
Rank
#4
Score
70
Tourists
7.3M/y
GDP/cap
$73.7k
Life Exp
82.0 yrs
Population
18.1M
Currency
EUR €
Language
Dutch
Payments
Cashless
Emergency
112
💰 Prices in Amsterdam
Coffee
$4.50
Beer
$6.00
Lunch
$15.00
Groceries
$60.00/w
Taxi/km
$2.00
Transit
$3.00
Fuel
$1.80/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$3,000/m
Best time to visit Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Now (July) avg: 18°C, wetter month, full season — expect crowds. Best months to walk: Jun & May.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
21°C / 15°C
Sunrise / Sunset
5:34 / 21:58
Local time
6:44
Best Months 
Jun & May
Jun & May
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Jan
F
Feb
M
Mar
A
Apr
M
May
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
N
Nov
D
Dec
J
Jun
J
Jul
A
Aug
S
Sep
O
Oct
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Dec
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
Rainy days to expect each month.
Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
Local Flavours of Amsterdam —
Explore recipes, history, our unique food flavour DNA graph and more.
A traditional Dutch pie filled with apples, cinnamon, and sometimes raisins. Small meat-based breaded snacks, deep-fried and served hot. A savory Dutch meat-based snack, typically served with mustard. Golden puff pastry filled with savory cheese. A semi-hard cheese with a rich, creamy flavor and smooth texture. A raw fish dish traditionally eaten with onions. A deep-fried roll filled with meat ragout, crispy on the outside. Thin crepe-like pancakes, served with sweet or savory toppings. Mashed potatoes with vegetables and often served with sausage. Semi-hard cheese with a smooth texture and rich flavor. Raw herring fillet served with onions and pickles. Raw herring served in a bread roll with onions and pickles. Battered and deep-fried white fish pieces, commonly served with sauce. Mini Dutch pancakes, served with powdered sugar and butter. A mashed potato dish mixed with vegetables and often served with sausage. Thin, filled waffles with caramel syrup.
Traditional Local Food
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Dessert
Vegetarian
Apple Pie
Appeltaart
AH-pel-tart
Snack
Meat
Ball-shaped Meat Croquettes
Bitterballen
BI-tuh-BAH-len
Snack
Meat
Bitterballen
bitter-ball-en
Snack
Vegetarian
Cheese Sandwich
Kaasbroodje
KAAS-broot-yeh
Snack
Vegetarian
Dutch Cheese
Goudse Kaas
HOW-dah kas
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Dutch Herring
Hollandse Haring
holl-lan-duh har-ing
Snack
Meat
Dutch Meat Croquette
Kroket
KROH-ket
Dessert
Vegetarian
Dutch Pancakes
Pannenkoeken
PAH-nuhn-koo-kn
Main course
Meat
Dutch Stamppot
Stamppot
STAHM-pot
Snack
Meat
Gouda Cheese
Goudse Kaas
HOW-dah KAHS
Snack
Fish & Seafood
Herring
Haring
HAH-ring
Street food
Fish & Seafood
Herring Sandwich
Broodje Haring
BROH-juh HA-ring
Street food
Fish & Seafood
Kibbeling
KIB-ble-ing
Dessert
Vegetarian
Poffertjes
POH-fer-chess
Main course
Meat
Stamppot
stahmp-pot
Dessert
Vegetarian
Stroopwafel
strope-vah-fel
