Amsterdam vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2066
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$395
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$863
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$31.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$461
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	921K	120K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 257% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 331st and 6518th ($2791 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 Pattaya. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Pattaya ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 29th and 5997th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Pattaya

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	Amsterdam	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$3.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1152
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$47.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$71.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2486
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1693
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$2.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$7.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$3.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$29.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$93.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$8876

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$752
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$685
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$753
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$941
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$656
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$715
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$595
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$573
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$576
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$644
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$777
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$705
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$596
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$563
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$721
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$543
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$634
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$610
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$526
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$508