Amsterdam vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$404
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$1011
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$135
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$258
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$178
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$51.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$432
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
95
58
🏙️ Population
921K
4.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 590% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 331st and 8948th ($2791 vs $404) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in the Netherlands and India, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Kolkata. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kolkata ranked 12th in India, while ranked 29th and 5509th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$3.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.05
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$86.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$341
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$180
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$1157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$6.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$3.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$0.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$5.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$1.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$0.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$15.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$8.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$2.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$26.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$47.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$41.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$1469

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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 Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$332
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$355
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$345
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$333
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$331
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$327
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$336
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$337
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$354
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$338
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$347
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$334
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$330
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$329
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$341
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$350
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$360
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$327
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$337
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$327
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$328
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$394
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$294
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$314
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$281
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$292
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$283
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$289
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$303
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$292
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$304
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$299
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$300
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$287
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$361
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$293
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$430
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$309
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$308