Amsterdam vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$3114
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1364
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$1709
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	94	78
🏙️ Population	921K	21.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 139% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 612th and 4887th ($2545 vs $1065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.6 months in Beijing. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 37th and 583rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Beijing

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	Amsterdam	Beijing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$843
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$487
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$2089
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$1102
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$50.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$13.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$14972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$8057
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$35.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$4.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$8.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$9.69
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$62.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$27310

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Cities near Amsterdam

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

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506