Amsterdam vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1093
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$118
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$238
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$194
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$80.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$274
😷 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 550% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 331st and 8899th ($2791 vs $430) 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 0.6 months in Dhaka. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dhaka ranked 1st in Bangladesh, while ranked 29th and 5971st 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	$21	$1.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$12.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$4.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$73.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$290
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$168
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$21.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$33.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	10.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$963
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$21.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$4.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$3.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$17.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$40.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$47.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$1681

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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 Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314