Amsterdam vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$688
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$1806
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$512
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1237
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
89
😀 Quality of life
95
76
🏙️ Population
921K
20.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 360% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 138th and 7360th ($3165 vs $688) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 75th 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 1.8 months in Chengdu. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Chengdu ranked 6th in China, while ranked 24th and 1238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Chengdu

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Amsterdam Chengdu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$707
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$3816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$11.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$26.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$42.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$70.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$325
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$14789

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$641
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$635
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$615
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$600
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$640
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$629
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$600
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$631
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$647
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$579
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$643
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$549
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$612
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$614
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$587
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$598
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$563
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$608
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$701
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$625
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$629
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$588
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$575
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$615
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$618
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$625
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$616
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$595
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$631
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$640
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$630
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$629
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$605
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$618
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$697
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$577
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$606
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$602
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$594