Amsterdam vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$800
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2142
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$401
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$901
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$290
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$30.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$466
😷 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 252nd and 6432nd ($2859 vs $800) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 4th in Thailand, while ranked 25th and 5984th 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	$20	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$293
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1159
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$725
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$46.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$70.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$2603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1761
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$18.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$2.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$41.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$30.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$9189

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$773
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$758
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$786
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$703
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$787
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$994
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$759
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$676
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$739
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$613
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$664
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$564
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$697
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$633
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$533
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$570
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$564
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$674
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$630
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$806
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$745
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$559
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$608
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$582
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$529
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$635
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$819
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$561
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$514
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$711
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$564
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$555
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$626
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$612
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$534
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$516