Amsterdam vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3118
$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7329
$899
🏠 One person rent
$2031
$121
🏘️ Family rent
$3485
$207
🍽️ Food expenses
$654
$162
🚐 Transport expenses
$260
$45.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4702
$354
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
75
😀 Quality of life
96
63
🏙️ Population
921K
4.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 752% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 143rd and 9044th ($3118 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 50th 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 months in Kolkata. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kolkata ranked 8th in India, while ranked 31st and 5552nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.3
$2.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$103
$11.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.4
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.2
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$4.94
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2130
$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1705
$78.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3833
$257
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2970
$140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$23.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$292
$36.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.81%
9.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10418
$1199
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7591
$550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$2.52
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.2
$3.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.31
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$0.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.47
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$0.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.47
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.85
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.23
$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.84
$1.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.62
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.96
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$15.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.2
$8.95
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.4
$2.89
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$25.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$124
$39.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2892
$40.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19920
$1863

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2178
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2589
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2252
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2230
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1846
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2568
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2256
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2235
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2718
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2222
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2134
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2414
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1514
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2392
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2111
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2581
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2374
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2228
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2011
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2615
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1829
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2329
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2262
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1860
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2082
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2706
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2302
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2318
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2070
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2154
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2187
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1986
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1992
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2058
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2107
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2164
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2100
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2087
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2238

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$323
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$335
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$327
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$318
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$312
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$320
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$320
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$332
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$328
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$317
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$315
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$324
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$333
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$344
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$313
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$320
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$312
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$376
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$286
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$302
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$287
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$277
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$300
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$301
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$289
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$294
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$286
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$289
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$274
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$312
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$348
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$289
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$464
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$297