Amsterdam vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	921K	720K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 196% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 331st and 5814th ($2791 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 29th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Okayama

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	Amsterdam	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$16248

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545