Amsterdam vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$3201
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$6971
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$3750
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$556
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$268
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$4609
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	95	89
😀 Quality of life	96	98
🏙️ Population	921K	5.87M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 3% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 143rd and 109th ($3118 vs $3201) 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 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 31st and 7th 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	$21.3	$8.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$7.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$2659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$1943
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$4723
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$34.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	2.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$22654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$7935
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$4.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$115
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$31.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$85.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$1206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$29519

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$542
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$771
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$771
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$689
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$643
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$519
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$552
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$584
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$681
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$444
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$704
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$598
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$864
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$657
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$390
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$552
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$411
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$420
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$461
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$701
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$754
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$653