Amsterdam vs Bangalore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bangalore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$533
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1429
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$528
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$74.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1153
😷 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 424% more expensive than in Bangalore. Cities ranked 331st and 8398th ($2791 vs $533) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 2.2 months in Bangalore. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bangalore ranked 2nd in India, while ranked 29th and 3159th 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	$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$18.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$29.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$10.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2065
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$19
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$1.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$54.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$3404

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357