Amsterdam vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$2528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	52
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	921K	686K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 200% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 331st and 5882nd ($2791 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 732nd in the Netherlands and Japan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 29th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Shizuoka

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	Amsterdam	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$8368

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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 Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083