Amsterdam vs Bangkok - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Bangkok
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$996
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2570
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$434
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$753
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$148
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$635
😷 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 218% more expensive than in Bangkok. Cities ranked 138th and 5606th ($3165 vs $996) 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 0.6 months in Bangkok. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bangkok ranked 1st in Thailand, while ranked 24th and 2044th 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	$22	$3.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1118
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$91.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$6402
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$3365
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$35
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$2.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$4.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$69.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$16017

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610