Amsterdam vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$1067
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$3071
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$596
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$1354
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$1802
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
921K
21.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 168% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 252nd and 5141st ($2859 vs $1067) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.7 months in Beijing. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Beijing ranked 5th in China, while ranked 25th and 763rd 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
$20
$4.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$1079
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$14636
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$7425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$5.07
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$9.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$4.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$61.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$8.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$782
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$23714

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2064
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2373
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2170
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2076
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2246
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2180
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2072
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2088
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2184
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2228
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2375
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1412
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2053
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1916
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2094
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2010
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1991
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1821
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2219
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1916
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1782
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1897
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1831
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1891
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2027
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1994
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1661
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1841
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1886
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2006
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1827
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1845
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1750
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1865

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869