Amsterdam vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$1202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$3492
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$512
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$1302
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$374
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$225
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$2282
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
95
90
😀 Quality of life
95
93
🏙️ Population
921K
2.33M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 132% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 331st and 4476th ($2791 vs $1202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 40th in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.9 months in Nagoya. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Nagoya ranked 5th in Japan, while ranked 29th and 69th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Nagoya

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Amsterdam Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$3.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$985
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$88.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$2452
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$1499
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$1.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$67.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$51.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$50.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$16142

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1020
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$1010
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$1015
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$1016
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$1013
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$985
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$988
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$998
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$1016
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$997
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$1005
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$984
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$987
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$1003
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$963
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$978
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$985
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$983
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$954
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$960
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$976
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$988
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$964
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$995
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$1092
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$985
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$990
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$998
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$991
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$1015
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$943
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$991
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$951
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$985
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$939
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$990
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$1010
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$964
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$982