Amsterdam vs Delhi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Delhi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$1263
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$221
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$59.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$769
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
921K
26.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 448% more expensive than in Delhi. Cities ranked 331st and 8558th ($2791 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.5 months in Delhi. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Delhi ranked 9th in India, while ranked 29th and 5071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Delhi

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Amsterdam Delhi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$3.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$2.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$157
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$61
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$7.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$2062
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$1179
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$11.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$2.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$5.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$1.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$18.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$4.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$12
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$2.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$29.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$49.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$91.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$1949

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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 Delhi

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Noida
$425
20 km or 12 mi Ghaziabad
$386
29 km or 18 mi Gurgaon
$536
29 km or 18 mi Faridabad
$368
42 km or 26 mi Sonipat
$274
59 km or 37 mi Meerut
$342
68 km or 43 mi Rohtak
$265
106 km or 66 mi Bhiwani
$321
122 km or 76 mi Aligarh
$283
130 km or 81 mi Sambhal
$307
136 km or 84 mi Alwar
$289
139 km or 87 mi Mathura
$292
148 km or 92 mi Saharanpur
$283
149 km or 92 mi Moradabad
$309
154 km or 96 mi Hisar
$251
183 km or 114 mi Agra
$353
191 km or 119 mi Rishikesh
$349
200 km or 124 mi Dehradun
$372
217 km or 135 mi Bareilly
$288
219 km or 136 mi Patiala
$365
234 km or 145 mi Chandigarh
$369
235 km or 146 mi Sikar
$350
236 km or 146 mi Jaipur
$376
271 km or 168 mi Shimla
$272
282 km or 175 mi Ludhiana
$441
289 km or 180 mi Gwalior
$328
305 km or 190 mi Bheemdatta
$370
330 km or 205 mi Dhangadhi
$384
335 km or 208 mi Jalandhar
$358
353 km or 219 mi Ajmer
$279
382 km or 237 mi Jhansi
$368
388 km or 241 mi Bikaner
$297
392 km or 244 mi Kanpur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Amritsar
$383
411 km or 256 mi Kota
$339
419 km or 260 mi Lucknow
$366
423 km or 263 mi Lahore
$411
428 km or 266 mi Pathankot
$355
434 km or 270 mi Okara
$300
449 km or 279 mi Bhilwara
$340