A method for producing a polyamide-based resin expanded bead, the method comprising expanding a polyamide-based resin bead using a physical blowing agent, wherein the polyamide-based resin bead comprises a coloring pigment and a higher fatty acid metal salt having 12 to 24 carbon atoms; a metal in the higher fatty acid metal salt is one or more metals selected from the group consisting of magnesium, aluminum, and zinc; and a content of the higher fatty acid metal salt in the polyamide-based resin bead is 500 to 5000 mass ppm.