Amsterdam vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$436
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
95
5
😀 Quality of life
94
36
🏙️ Population
921K
79.2K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 464% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 612th and 8761st ($2545 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Bhutan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 37th and 7674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$7.06
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$701

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288