Amsterdam vs Kolkata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kolkata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$362
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$875
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$127
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$215
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$42.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$255
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
921K
4.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 775% more expensive than in Kolkata. Cities ranked 138th and 9031st ($3165 vs $362) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th 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 0.7 months in Kolkata. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kolkata ranked 10th in India, while ranked 24th and 5764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kolkata

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Amsterdam Kolkata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$12.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$1.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$136
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$77.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$47.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$7.12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
9.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$3.11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$3.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$0.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$6.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$9.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$1.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$0.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$7.92
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$2.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$21.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$35.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$35.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$1762

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Kolkata

Distance City Cost of living
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Howrah
$321
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Bidhannagar
$333
10 km or 6.2 mi South Dumdum
$326
11 km or 7.1 mi Baranagar
$318
12 km or 7.5 mi Bally
$319
14 km or 8.9 mi Uttarpara
$313
15 km or 9.1 mi Kamarhati
$321
15 km or 9.3 mi North Dumdum
$321
16 km or 9.9 mi Rajpur Sonarpur
$331
17 km or 10 mi Panihati
$324
20 km or 13 mi Rajarhat
$327
21 km or 13 mi Madhyamgram
$318
23 km or 14 mi Serampore
$315
23 km or 15 mi Barrackpore
$314
25 km or 15 mi Uluberia
$322
36 km or 22 mi Barasat
$328
36 km or 23 mi Maheshtala
$339
37 km or 23 mi Chandannagar
$311
37 km or 23 mi Bhatpara
$319
40 km or 25 mi Hugli-Chuchura
$311
41 km or 25 mi Naihati
$313
64 km or 40 mi Haldia
$362
79 km or 49 mi Shantipur
$285
93 km or 58 mi Bardhaman
$296
97 km or 60 mi Krishnanagar
$272
104 km or 65 mi Midnapore
$276
107 km or 66 mi Kharagpur
$267
114 km or 71 mi Jessore
$326
128 km or 80 mi Khulna
$287
153 km or 95 mi Durgapur
$272
174 km or 108 mi Berhampore
$288
189 km or 118 mi Asansol
$268
202 km or 125 mi Kulti
$274
205 km or 127 mi Rajshahi
$289
209 km or 130 mi Barisal
$321
223 km or 139 mi Jamshedpur
$339
239 km or 149 mi Dhanbad
$273
248 km or 154 mi Dhaka
$478
251 km or 156 mi Narayanganj
$348
274 km or 170 mi Malda
$289