Amsterdam vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	52
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	921K	686K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 204% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 143rd and 5380th ($3118 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 31st and 291st 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	$21.3	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$19584

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068