Amsterdam vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$3235
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1720
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$30.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$742
😷 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 190% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 252nd and 5798th ($2859 vs $985) 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 6th in Thailand, while ranked 25th and 6033rd 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	$20	$4.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$36.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$439
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$76.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$4213
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$2936
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$11
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$21.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$9.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$29.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$13132

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$822
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$807
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$799
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$635
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$795
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$742
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$594
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$561
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$745
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$563
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$763
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$806
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$523
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$461
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$637
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$669
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$671
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$490
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$759
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$421
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$670
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$519
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$503
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$570
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$676
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$773
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$800
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$729
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$687
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$754
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$697
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$769
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892