Amsterdam vs Dhaka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Dhaka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$456
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$1241
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$106
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$258
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$89
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$309
😷 Air quality	Good	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	72
😀 Quality of life	94	57
🏙️ Population	921K	16.8M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 458% more expensive than in Dhaka. Cities ranked 612th and 8745th ($2545 vs $456) 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 37th and 5727th 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	$18.4	$2.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$9.76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$4.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$106
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$62.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$343
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$19.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$30.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	9.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$1103
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$4.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$0.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$18.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$2.22
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$17.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$45.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$57.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$1449

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323