Amsterdam vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$351
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$905
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$98.3
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$215
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$172
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$42.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$228
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	921K	2.58M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 695% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 331st and 9083rd ($2791 vs $351) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Bangladesh, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bangladesh comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Chittagong. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 29th and 6493rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Chittagong

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	Amsterdam	Chittagong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$1.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$5.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$55.9
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$15
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$23.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$394
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$1.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$7.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$16.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$8.07
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$1.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$20
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$35.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$842

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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 Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$287
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$367
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$478
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$309
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$295
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$430
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$303
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$678
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$289
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$305
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$264
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$347
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$661
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$350
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$337
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$345
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$378
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$337
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$328
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$333
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$336
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$338
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$329
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$327
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$404
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$331
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$330
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$332
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$408
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$294
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$280
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$360