Amsterdam vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Amsterdam	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3203	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7246	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$2108	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$3473	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$661	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$259	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5294	$487
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	31
😀 Quality of life	96	59
🏙️ Population	921K	120K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 267% more expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 126th and 6471st ($3203 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Netherlands and Thailand, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 13th and 6065th 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	$21.2	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.03	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2237	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1767	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3877	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2931	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$298	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.1	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11192	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7947	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.78	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$109	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.8	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.38	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.59	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.68	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$15	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.55	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.9	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.4	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2472	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21156	$12044

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2223
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2822
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2440
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2636
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2383
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2338
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2669
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2348
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2457
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1512
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2172
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2701
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2389
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2058
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2637
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1848
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2136
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2360
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2106
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2119
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2260
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2189
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$2002
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2094
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2055
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2200
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2132
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2206
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2340

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514