Amsterdam vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2340
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$309
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$520
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$357
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$1363
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	70
😀 Quality of life	95	76
🏙️ Population	921K	720K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 264% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 138th and 6433rd ($3165 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 823rd 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 1.6 months in Okayama. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Okayama ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 24th and 1367th 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	$22	$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$14339

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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 Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471