This Is The Worlds Most Expensive City For 2-hour On-street Parking

According to Parkopedia’s 2019 Global Parking Index, a city in the Netherlands is the most expensive city in the world for two hours of on-street parking. Any guesses as to which Dutch city we are talking about?

Cheaper to park off-street

You’ve probably guessed correctly: it’s the country’s capital, Amsterdam. At an average cost of 14,61 USD, it is one of the few cities where it is actually cheaper (24%) to park in a garage than on the street! This can be explained by the fact that the municipality of Amsterdam wants to make the centre increasingly car-free.

More Dutch cities in the top

Amsterdam isn’t the only Dutch city where it is expensive to park on the street; two more Dutch cities find themselves in the Top 25. Utrecht takes 5th place, while Rotterdam is in the 23rd spot.

The most expensive cities in the world for 2-hour off-street parking

The following cities take the cake when it comes to 2-hour off-street parking:

  1. New York, USA ($34,94)
  2. Sydney, Australia ($27,37)
  3. Brisbane, Australia ($20,55)
  4. Chicago, USA ($20,08)
  5. Melbourne, Australia ($19,87)

The most expensive cities in the world for 2-hour on-street parking:

  1. Amsterdam, The Netherlands ($14,61)
  2. London, UK ($11,51)
  3. Paris, France ($7,63)
  4. Edinburgh, Scotland, UK ($7,30)
  5. Utrecht, The Netherlands ($7,72)
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