Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 5.1 times more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 7.7 times more for restaurants
Bangalore
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
₹299.32
|
$21.77
€20.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.19
₹349.21
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
₹43.96
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
₹15.23
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for groceries
Bangalore
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
₹49.46
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
₹352.98
|
$6.59
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.29
₹190.36
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.02
₹85.24
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
₹147.39
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
₹100.49
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.37
₹31.18
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.50
₹41.68
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
₹16.55
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹17.48
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.22
₹18.00
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
Bangalore
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
₹389.74
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.97
₹1,496.60
|
$88.71
€81.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,966.29
₹1,496,601.64
|
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.07
₹339.23
|
$25.25
€23.21
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for housing
Bangalore
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.51
₹958.81
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$314.10
₹26,164.47
|
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$190.84
₹15,897.24
|
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.70
₹2,390.88
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
Bangalore
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.21
₹11,096.47
|
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,674.70
₹306,104.92
|
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Bangalore
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
₹199.55
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
₹203.71
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.31
₹359.18
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.93
₹1,993.44
|
$62.30
€57.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.39
₹448.98
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Bangalore
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.77
₹2,729.85
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
₹3,145.77
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.07
₹4,503.70
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.45
₹3,286.42
|
$110.42
€101.49
|
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