Amsterdam vs Changhua - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Changhua
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2581
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$348
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$851
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$386
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$46.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$1482
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	24 km
🎓 Higher education	95	83
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	921K	227K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 186% more expensive than in Changhua. Cities ranked 612th and 6021st ($2545 vs $890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the Netherlands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.7 months in Changhua. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Changhua ranked 13th in Taiwan, while ranked 37th and 4489th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Changhua

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	Amsterdam	Changhua
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$3.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$888
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$727
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$46.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$71.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$20.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$4956
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3846
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$36.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$3.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$4.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$6.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$9.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$43.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$13228

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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 Changhua

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Taichung	$995
23 km or 14 mi	Nantou	$857
40 km or 25 mi	Douliu	$791
63 km or 39 mi	Miaoli	$746
66 km or 41 mi	Chiayi	$725
93 km or 58 mi	Hsinchu	$860
98 km or 61 mi	Zhubei	$917
111 km or 69 mi	Taoyuan	$861
126 km or 78 mi	Tainan	$913
140 km or 87 mi	New Taipei	$1011
145 km or 90 mi	Yilan	$863
149 km or 92 mi	Taipei	$1169
158 km or 98 mi	Taitung	$952
163 km or 101 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
170 km or 106 mi	Keelung	$860
215 km or 133 mi	Jinjiang	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Putian	$675
218 km or 136 mi	Quanzhou	$689
227 km or 141 mi	Kinmen	$851
253 km or 157 mi	Xiamen	$721
256 km or 159 mi	Fuzhou	$664
295 km or 183 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
307 km or 191 mi	Ningde	$694
368 km or 229 mi	Ishigaki	$1114
372 km or 231 mi	Nanping	$678
373 km or 231 mi	Longyan	$713
381 km or 237 mi	Sanming	$667
398 km or 248 mi	Shantou	$589
399 km or 248 mi	Chaozhou	$588
413 km or 257 mi	Rui'an	$744
428 km or 266 mi	Jieyang	$716
437 km or 272 mi	Wenzhou	$787
448 km or 279 mi	Meizhou	$799
452 km or 281 mi	Puning	$738
481 km or 299 mi	Wuyishan	$655
487 km or 302 mi	Wenling	$735
488 km or 303 mi	Miyakojima	$1115
491 km or 305 mi	Lishui	$741
536 km or 333 mi	Linhai	$719
550 km or 342 mi	Shangrao	$721