Amsterdam vs Peshawar - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Peshawar
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$780
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$121
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$198
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$129
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$38.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$129
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	95	48
😀 Quality of life	96	34
🏙️ Population	921K	1.97M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 892% more expensive than in Peshawar. Cities ranked 126th and 9160th ($3203 vs $323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in the Netherlands and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.4 months in Peshawar. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Peshawar ranked 9th in Pakistan, while ranked 13th and 8618th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Peshawar

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	Amsterdam	Peshawar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$10.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$4.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$1.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$96.2
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$52.7
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$178
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	16.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$8.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$3.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$3.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$4.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$0.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$0.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$1.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$0.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$1.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$0.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$9.83
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$2.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$10.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$1.87
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$13.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$52.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$32.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$2608

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Peshawar

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Kohat	$379
55 km or 34 mi	Mardan	$370
108 km or 67 mi	Jalalabad	$368
114 km or 71 mi	Wah	$360
117 km or 72 mi	Mingora	$369
146 km or 91 mi	Islamabad	$464
152 km or 94 mi	Rawalpindi	$427
164 km or 102 mi	Khost	$423
215 km or 133 mi	Gardez	$433
223 km or 138 mi	Kabul	$473
230 km or 143 mi	Mirpur	$279
239 km or 149 mi	Sargodha	$381
244 km or 151 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$338
262 km or 163 mi	Baramulla	$264
287 km or 179 mi	Gujrat	$330
289 km or 179 mi	Ghazni	$425
289 km or 180 mi	Chiniot	$378
296 km or 184 mi	Hafizabad	$371
305 km or 189 mi	Srinagar	$353
313 km or 195 mi	Jhang	$302
323 km or 201 mi	Faisalabad	$348
324 km or 201 mi	Gujranwala	$308
328 km or 204 mi	Sialkot	$308
335 km or 208 mi	Puli Khumri	$429
336 km or 209 mi	Gojra	$367
340 km or 211 mi	Kamoke	$326
341 km or 212 mi	Jammu	$295
346 km or 215 mi	Sheikhupura	$379
357 km or 222 mi	Sahiwal	$318
381 km or 237 mi	Lahore	$432
387 km or 240 mi	Kunduz	$454
400 km or 248 mi	Okara	$315
410 km or 255 mi	Amritsar	$391
413 km or 257 mi	Khanewal	$382
423 km or 263 mi	Multan	$417
432 km or 268 mi	Pathankot	$364
442 km or 275 mi	Burewala	$351
447 km or 278 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$257
484 km or 301 mi	Jalandhar	$352
492 km or 306 mi	Qurghonteppa	$704