Amsterdam vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	921K	720K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 239% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 143rd and 6116th ($3118 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 791st 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 404th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 3262nd 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	$21.3	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$10787

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558