Amsterdam vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
89
😀 Quality of life
95
97
🏙️ Population
921K
5.87M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 2% more expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 138th and 165th ($3165 vs $3105) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Singapore, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 24th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Singapore City

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Amsterdam Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$27027

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

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Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637