Amsterdam vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$256
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
95
49
🏙️ Population
921K
1.01M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 552% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 252nd and 8895th ($2859 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 25th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Islamabad

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Amsterdam Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$3133

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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 Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397