Amsterdam vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1260
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$221
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$384
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$189
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$311
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	76
😀 Quality of life	96	65
🏙️ Population	921K	12.3M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 495% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 143rd and 8500th ($3118 vs $524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.6 months in Bangalore. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bangalore ranked 6th in India, while ranked 31st and 5281st 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	$21.3	$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$4.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$288
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$506
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$38
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$9.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$3.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$17.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$11.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$1.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$121
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$3795

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$355
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$341
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$327
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$346
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$295
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$235
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$291
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$286
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$345
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$347
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$327
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$368
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$367
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$326
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$340
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$295
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$300
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$327
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$300
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$286
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$317
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$321
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$266
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$437
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$310
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$275
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$400
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$347
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$383
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$535
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$283
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$356
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$345
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$347
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$351
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$382
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$334
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$355
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$300
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353