Amsterdam vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$944
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	921K	77.6K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 207% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 143rd and 5469th ($3118 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 31st and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Phuket

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	Amsterdam	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866