Amsterdam vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1078
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$235
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$191
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$77.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$282
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	921K	16.8M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 567% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 252nd and 8916th ($2859 vs $428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.7 months in Dhaka. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 25th and 5968th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Dhaka

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	Amsterdam	Dhaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$4.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$137
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$77.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$167
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$19.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	10.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1008
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$3.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$2.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$17.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$45.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$1444

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$301
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$271
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$380
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$295
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$256
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$339
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$290
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$282
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$279
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$296
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$307
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$312
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$335
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$309
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$342
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$335
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$353
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$336
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$343
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$311
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$336
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$461
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$344
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$343
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$340
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$334
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$338
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$338
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$408
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$298
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$390
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$356
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$317