Amsterdam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$411
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$1050
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$133
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$264
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$28.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1743
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
94
5
😀 Quality of life
94
63
🏙️ Population
860K
104K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 462% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 294th and 8765th ($2311 vs $411) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 4.2 months in Thimphu. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 31st and 4748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$18.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$3.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$9.95
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$1.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$76.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$20.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$31.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
10.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$1991
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$120
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$3.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$4.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$1.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$0.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$70.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$3.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$29.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$40.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$188
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$782

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$410
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$359
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$289
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$331
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$672
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$299
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$330
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$364
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$362
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$353
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$329
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$889
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$288
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$324
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$291
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$331
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$280
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$329
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$289
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$315
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$320
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$331
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$268
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$327
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$435
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$413
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$310
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$360
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$239
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$339
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$333
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$308
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$389
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$329
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$334
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$315
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$312
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$337