Amsterdam vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$578
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1542
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$249
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$595
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$203
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$1210
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	74
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	921K	12.3M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 395% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 252nd and 8023rd ($2859 vs $578) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and India, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.1 months in Bangalore. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bangalore ranked 1st in India, while ranked 25th and 3393rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Bangalore

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	Amsterdam	Bangalore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$3.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$767
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$444
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$48.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$74.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	9.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2433
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1377
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$2.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$12.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$1.91
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$52.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$3497

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$378
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$331
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$337
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$325
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$330
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$243
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$308
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$338
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$307
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$306
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$329
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$380
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$340
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$346
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$325
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$324
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$352
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$310
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$287
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$304
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$350
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$279
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$433
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$334
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$289
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$433
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$382
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$572
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$298
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$298
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$351
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$355
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$368
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$394
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$351
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$357
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$316
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$373