Amsterdam vs Chengdu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Chengdu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$1808
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$251
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$445
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$246
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$87
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$892
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
921K
20.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 333% more expensive than in Chengdu. Cities ranked 252nd and 7209th ($2859 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 151st 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 1.4 months in Chengdu. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Chengdu ranked 7th in China, while ranked 25th and 1933rd 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
$20
$2.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.42
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$329
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$34.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$52.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$4168
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$27.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$3.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$15153

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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 Chengdu

Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591