Amsterdam vs Rawalpindi - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Rawalpindi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$249
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$613
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$96.2
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$181
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$89
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$139
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
23 km
🎓 Higher education
94
65
😀 Quality of life
94
49
🏙️ Population
860K
2.1M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 830% more expensive than in Rawalpindi. Cities ranked 294th and 9253rd ($2311 vs $249) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in the Netherlands and Pakistan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Rawalpindi. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Rawalpindi ranked 3rd in Pakistan, while ranked 31st and 6289th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Rawalpindi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$1.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$7.36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$2.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$70.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$60.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$18.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$29.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$15.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
13.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$478
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$6.15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$0.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$1.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$2.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$0.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$1.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$0.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$0.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$0.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$2.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$4.57
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$1.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$11
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$32.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$27
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$1051

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Islamabad
$311
40 km or 25 mi Wah
$201
82 km or 51 mi Mirpur
$255
116 km or 72 mi Mardan
$216
120 km or 75 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$223
135 km or 84 mi Baramulla
$358
146 km or 90 mi Mingora
$228
148 km or 92 mi Gujrat
$221
151 km or 94 mi Kohat
$225
152 km or 94 mi Peshawar
$223
170 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$392
173 km or 107 mi Sargodha
$324
180 km or 112 mi Hafizabad
$219
183 km or 114 mi Sialkot
$263
192 km or 119 mi Jammu
$317
192 km or 119 mi Gujranwala
$193
210 km or 130 mi Chiniot
$205
211 km or 131 mi Kamoke
$190
228 km or 142 mi Sheikhupura
$210
243 km or 151 mi Faisalabad
$230
257 km or 160 mi Lahore
$322
258 km or 160 mi Jalalabad
$336
269 km or 167 mi Jhang
$217
275 km or 171 mi Gojra
$273
276 km or 172 mi Sahiwal
$187
277 km or 172 mi Amritsar
$430
283 km or 176 mi Pathankot
$330
294 km or 183 mi Khost
$324
312 km or 194 mi Okara
$269
346 km or 215 mi Jalandhar
$389
355 km or 221 mi Gardez
$326
374 km or 232 mi Kabul
$347
382 km or 238 mi Khanewal
$248
385 km or 239 mi Burewala
$204
397 km or 247 mi Ludhiana
$376
409 km or 254 mi Multan
$217
430 km or 267 mi Ghazni
$323
457 km or 284 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$208
474 km or 294 mi Chandigarh
$399
475 km or 295 mi Shimla
$275