Amsterdam vs Doha - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Doha
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$1872
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$4426
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$1210
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$2321
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$3462
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
95
45
😀 Quality of life
94
79
🏙️ Population
921K
1.19M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 36% more expensive than in Doha. Cities ranked 612th and 2137th ($2545 vs $1872) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Qatar, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Qatar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.8 months in Doha. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Doha ranked 1st in Qatar, while ranked 37th and 501st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Doha

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Amsterdam Doha
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$7.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$12.2
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$1462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$915
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$2886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1882
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
5.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$5109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$4264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$6.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$114
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$48.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$754
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$10518

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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 Doha

Distance City Cost of living
43 km or 27 mi Al Khor
$1810
135 km or 84 mi Riffa
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Isa Town
$1327
139 km or 87 mi Manama
$1375
175 km or 109 mi Dhahran
$959
188 km or 117 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
191 km or 119 mi Dammam
$1005
236 km or 147 mi Qatif
$868
265 km or 165 mi Jubail
$910
282 km or 175 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
300 km or 187 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
388 km or 241 mi Sharjah
$1612
397 km or 247 mi Ajman
$1841
405 km or 252 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
409 km or 254 mi Jahrom
$798
414 km or 257 mi Bushehr
$646
442 km or 275 mi Borazjan
$621
442 km or 275 mi Al Ain
$1132
455 km or 283 mi Fasa
$890
466 km or 289 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
480 km or 298 mi Kazerun
$606
483 km or 300 mi Fujairah
$1191
489 km or 304 mi Shiraz
$606
491 km or 305 mi Riyadh
$1642
515 km or 320 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
516 km or 320 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
524 km or 325 mi Marvdasht
$604
573 km or 356 mi Kuwait City
$1424
597 km or 371 mi Yasuj
$561
601 km or 374 mi Al-Faw
$710
602 km or 374 mi Behbahan
$541
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$604
628 km or 390 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
635 km or 394 mi Umm Qasr
$708
644 km or 400 mi Abadan
$543
659 km or 409 mi Khorramshahr
$540
663 km or 412 mi Nizwa
$787
679 km or 422 mi Az Zubayr
$698
683 km or 424 mi Basra
$875