Amsterdam vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$406
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1031
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$161
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$332
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$142
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$54.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$177
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	95	46
🏙️ Population	921K	11.1M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 605% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 252nd and 8968th ($2859 vs $406) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.4 months in Lahore. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Lahore ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 25th and 6453rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Lahore

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	Amsterdam	Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$1.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$101
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	20%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$588
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$5.71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$2.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$3.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$0.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$2.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$12.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$15.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$69.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$33.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$1046

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Cities near Amsterdam

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 Lahore

Distance	City	Cost of living
37 km or 23 mi	Sheikhupura	$376
49 km or 30 mi	Amritsar	$500
49 km or 30 mi	Kamoke	$308
68 km or 43 mi	Gujranwala	$280
85 km or 53 mi	Hafizabad	$380
107 km or 67 mi	Sialkot	$335
117 km or 72 mi	Gujrat	$330
118 km or 73 mi	Okara	$310
120 km or 74 mi	Jalandhar	$378
120 km or 75 mi	Sahiwal	$312
121 km or 75 mi	Faisalabad	$319
130 km or 81 mi	Chiniot	$373
140 km or 87 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$341
140 km or 87 mi	Jammu	$344
147 km or 91 mi	Pathankot	$407
160 km or 99 mi	Ludhiana	$430
164 km or 102 mi	Gojra	$344
169 km or 105 mi	Sargodha	$456
185 km or 115 mi	Mirpur	$328
195 km or 121 mi	Jhang	$292
222 km or 138 mi	Burewala	$360
244 km or 152 mi	Patiala	$358
250 km or 155 mi	Chandigarh	$397
257 km or 160 mi	Rawalpindi	$376
268 km or 167 mi	Islamabad	$439
269 km or 167 mi	Khanewal	$358
273 km or 170 mi	Shimla	$286
286 km or 178 mi	Srinagar	$388
294 km or 183 mi	Wah	$323
295 km or 183 mi	Baramulla	$277
299 km or 186 mi	Hisar	$252
317 km or 197 mi	Multan	$371
351 km or 218 mi	Bahawalpur	$294
352 km or 219 mi	Bhiwani	$328
353 km or 219 mi	Saharanpur	$284
354 km or 220 mi	Kohat	$374
364 km or 226 mi	Rohtak	$280
366 km or 227 mi	Mardan	$372
377 km or 234 mi	Dehradun	$375
381 km or 237 mi	Peshawar	$338