Amsterdam vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2965
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$1625
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$545
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
95
7
😀 Quality of life
94
55
🏙️ Population
921K
77.6K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 193% more expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 612th and 6130th ($2545 vs $870) 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 0.6 months in Phuket. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 37th and 5986th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$2.74
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$13219

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Phuket

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Ao Nang
$653
60 km or 38 mi Krabi
$739
76 km or 47 mi Ko Lanta
$697
173 km or 107 mi Surat Thani
$554
183 km or 114 mi Nakhon Si Thammarat
$642
185 km or 115 mi Ko Lipe
$650
231 km or 143 mi Langkawi
$496
248 km or 154 mi Hat Yai
$520
248 km or 154 mi Ko Samui
$642
256 km or 159 mi Kangar
$487
269 km or 167 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$661
289 km or 180 mi Ko Tao
$702
293 km or 182 mi Alor Setar
$453
331 km or 206 mi Lhokseumawe
$443
339 km or 211 mi Sungai Petani
$544
348 km or 216 mi George Town
$566
352 km or 219 mi Butterworth
$578
384 km or 238 mi Langsa
$472
425 km or 264 mi Taiping
$638
428 km or 266 mi Banda Aceh
$403
468 km or 291 mi Kota Bharu
$455
470 km or 292 mi Ipoh
$550
470 km or 292 mi Medan
$500
477 km or 296 mi Binjai
$483
507 km or 315 mi Myeik
$571
514 km or 319 mi Tebing Tinggi
$485
517 km or 321 mi Teluk Intan
$565
548 km or 340 mi Hua Hin
$614
553 km or 344 mi Pematangsiantar
$499
569 km or 353 mi Tanjungbalai
$515
596 km or 370 mi Kuala Terengganu
$465
625 km or 388 mi Nong Prue
$653
625 km or 389 mi Pattaya
$665
637 km or 396 mi Klang
$553
637 km or 396 mi Shah Alam
$582
638 km or 396 mi Sihanoukville
$755
638 km or 396 mi Ko Chang
$614
639 km or 397 mi Petaling Jaya
$645
641 km or 398 mi Laem Chabang
$648
641 km or 398 mi Kuala Lumpur
$743