Amsterdam vs Chittagong - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Chittagong
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$358
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$882
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$93
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$155
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$180
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$182
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	95	45
😀 Quality of life	96	50
🏙️ Population	921K	2.58M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 770% more expensive than in Chittagong. Cities ranked 143rd and 9061st ($3118 vs $358) 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 0.5 months in Chittagong. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Chittagong ranked 2nd in Bangladesh, while ranked 31st and 6631st 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	$21.3	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$14.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$5.82
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$53.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$213
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$14
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$21.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	11.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$4.12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$4.71
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$9.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$0.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$0.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$1.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$3.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$8.04
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$1.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$22.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$55.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$1379

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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 Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$312
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$362
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$456
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$348
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$352
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$464
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$301
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$558
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$300
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$321
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$282
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$328
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$519
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$333
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$320
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$327
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$370
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$320
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$313
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$318
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$320
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$324
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$315
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$313
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$312
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$366
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$318
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$315
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$323
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$354
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$286
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$287
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$344