Amsterdam vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$475
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	921K	120K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 284% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 143rd and 6620th ($3118 vs $812) 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 6th in Thailand, while ranked 31st and 6140th 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	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$10383

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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 Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498