Amsterdam vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$366
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$985
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$116
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$277
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$144
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$441
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	95	62
😀 Quality of life	95	52
🏙️ Population	921K	3.38M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 662% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 331st and 9042nd ($2791 vs $366) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 56th 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 1.2 months in Lucknow. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Lucknow ranked 24th in India, while ranked 29th and 6090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Lucknow

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	Amsterdam	Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$2.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$11.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$71.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$323
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$207
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$41
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1250
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$722
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$16
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$4.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.92
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$4.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$1.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$22.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$12
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$2.61
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$42
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$60.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$1654

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Lucknow

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Kanpur	$315
180 km or 112 mi	Allahabad	$314
207 km or 129 mi	Dhangadhi	$384
213 km or 132 mi	Jaunpur	$297
226 km or 141 mi	Bareilly	$288
238 km or 148 mi	Bheemdatta	$370
243 km or 151 mi	Gorakhpur	$300
249 km or 155 mi	Mirzapur	$329
267 km or 166 mi	Varanasi	$308
283 km or 176 mi	Gwalior	$328
284 km or 176 mi	Jhansi	$368
292 km or 182 mi	Agra	$353
299 km or 186 mi	Satna	$296
305 km or 189 mi	Sambhal	$307
306 km or 190 mi	Aligarh	$283
311 km or 193 mi	Moradabad	$309
331 km or 205 mi	Mathura	$292
336 km or 209 mi	Pokhara	$391
389 km or 242 mi	Birgunj	$321
398 km or 247 mi	Meerut	$342
399 km or 248 mi	Faridabad	$368
402 km or 250 mi	Ghaziabad	$386
405 km or 252 mi	Noida	$425
409 km or 254 mi	Hetauda	$294
419 km or 260 mi	Delhi	$510
422 km or 262 mi	Jabalpur	$278
425 km or 264 mi	Gurgaon	$536
436 km or 271 mi	Alwar	$289
440 km or 274 mi	Patna	$316
443 km or 276 mi	Lalitpur	$341
445 km or 276 mi	Rishikesh	$349
447 km or 278 mi	Kathmandu	$419
454 km or 282 mi	Sonipat	$274
456 km or 284 mi	Muzaffarpur	$288
469 km or 292 mi	Gaya	$299
480 km or 298 mi	Dehradun	$372
480 km or 298 mi	Saharanpur	$283
486 km or 302 mi	Vidisha	$331
487 km or 303 mi	Rohtak	$265
494 km or 307 mi	Janakpur	$292