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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
Wat Pho, Bangkok
BangkokWat Pho

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Bangkok by Lu Zhao, Pexels License.

Amsterdam or Bangkok?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Amsterdam for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Amsterdam’s own page.

Choose Bangkok for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Bangkok’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Amsterdam 25, Bangkok 12: Amsterdam leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Bangkok 95: Bangkok leads by 37 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Bangkok 80: Amsterdam leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Bangkok 85: Bangkok leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Bangkok 25: Amsterdam leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Bangkok 72: Amsterdam leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Bangkok 50: Amsterdam leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Bangkok 50: Amsterdam leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Bangkok 80: Bangkok leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Bangkok 85: Bangkok leads by 63 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Bangkok 52: Amsterdam leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Bangkok 75: Bangkok leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Bangkok.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Amsterdam
62match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Bangkok
63match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Bangkok in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
184 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Amsterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Bangkok: 1991-2020 normals, Bangkok (5.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamBangkok
Official languageDutchThai
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Baht (THB)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 191, ambulance 1669, fire 199
Elevation-2 m2 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsSuvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)26 km from centre150 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamBangkok
City population921,4685,676,648
People per km²4,2083,619
Museums within 10 km10159
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 months

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.