Amsterdam vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$994
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2947
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$425
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1110
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	921K	5.68M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 187% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 252nd and 5738th ($2859 vs $994) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 25th and 1355th 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	$20	$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$6.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.16
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$568
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1675
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$829
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$63
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$96.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$5850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$2650
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$22.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$19.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$2.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$53.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$40.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$9.51
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$662
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$13758

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$787
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$739
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$613
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$800
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$773
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$676
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$703
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$570
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$697
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$533
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$630
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$806
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$612
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$555
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$745
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1168
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$635
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$919
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$711
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$742
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$783