Amsterdam vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$4634
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	94	98
🏙️ Population	921K	5.87M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 15% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 612th and 133rd ($2545 vs $3007) 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 1.5 months in Singapore City. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 37th and 4th 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	$18.4	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$26424

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544