Amsterdam vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1029
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$2645
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$589
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1040
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$98
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$658
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	100
😀 Quality of life	96	73
🏙️ Population	921K	21.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 203% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 143rd and 5355th ($3118 vs $1029) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 0.6 months in Beijing. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Beijing ranked 11th in China, while ranked 31st and 2546th 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	$21.3	$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$1.12
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$46.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$14720
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$6180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$31.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$4.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$3.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$4.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$4.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$59.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$8.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$78.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$22823

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741