Amsterdam vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Amsterdam	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3165	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7127	$2467
🏠 One person rent	$2073	$555
🏘️ Family rent	$3318	$956
🍽️ Food expenses	$659	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$265	$35.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4747	$512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	8
😀 Quality of life	95	55
🏙️ Population	921K	77.6K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 213% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 138th and 5497th ($3165 vs $1010) 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 0.5 months in Phuket. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Phuket ranked 9th in Thailand, while ranked 24th and 6330th 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	$22	$5.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93	$40.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.6	$9.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.81	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2259	$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1723	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3695	$1157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2790	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$296	$96.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.65%	5.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11141	$3728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7428	$2603
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$118	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$32.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.47	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.44	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$19.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.2	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.84	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.7	$19.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.94	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.6	$53.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.8	$7.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.1	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$98	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2748	$565
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20104	$13979

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2185
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2755
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2399
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2564
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2296
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2283
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2608
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2389
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2407
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1477
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2491
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2424
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2026
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$2053
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2104
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2662
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2341
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2077
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2159
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2220
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$2253
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1942
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2040
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2082
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2152
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2166
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2112
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2247

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$784
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$836
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$806
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$788
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$747
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$616
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$588
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$735
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$592
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$545
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$429
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$762
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$720
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$439
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$555
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$407
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$531
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$677
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$453
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$449
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$567
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$449
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$678
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$787
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$459
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$470
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$550
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$809
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$839
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$743
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$741
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$718
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$783
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$992