Amsterdam vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2465
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$424
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$741
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	96	75
🏙️ Population	921K	5.68M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 226% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 143rd and 5912th ($3118 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Thailand, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.7 months in Bangkok. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 31st and 1890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Bangkok

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	Amsterdam	Bangkok
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$6.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.79
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$57.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$87.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$5905
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$2.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$55.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.03
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$561
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$13469

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571