Amsterdam vs Beijing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Beijing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2811
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$648
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$1139
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$769
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
921K
21.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 186% more expensive than in Beijing. Cities ranked 138th and 4987th ($3165 vs $1108) 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 0.7 months in Beijing. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Beijing ranked 14th in China, while ranked 24th and 2361st 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
$22
$4.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$965
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$1738
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$12536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$6136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$31.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$54.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$8.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$62.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$621
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$25910

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$740
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$764
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$800
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$666
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$666
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$682
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$586
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$697
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$480
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$672
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$720
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$576
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$722
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$623
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$645
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$541
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$556
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$645
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$574
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$525
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$541
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$646
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$541
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$541
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$480
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$599
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$789
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$522
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$511
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$676
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$684
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$634
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$579
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$665
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$759