Amsterdam vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$519
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1664
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$29.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$718
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	95	7
😀 Quality of life	95	53
🏙️ Population	921K	77.6K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 197% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 331st and 5827th ($2791 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.8 months in Phuket. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Phuket ranked 7th in Thailand, while ranked 29th and 6063rd 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	$5.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$79.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4059
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$10.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$3.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$56.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$8.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$13013

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$792
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$782
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$772
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$563
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$763
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$719
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$560
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$570
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$705
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$536
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$777
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$490
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$435
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$620
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$619
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$461
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$695
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$398
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$628
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$481
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$470
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$576
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$656
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$752
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$781
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$670
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$645
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$677
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810