Amsterdam vs Chongqing - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Chongqing
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2791
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6603
$1938
🏠 One person rent
$1828
$224
🏘️ Family rent
$3238
$442
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$226
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4145
$957
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
95
88
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
921K
32.1M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 340% more expensive than in Chongqing. Cities ranked 331st and 7340th ($2791 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 145th 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 1.5 months in Chongqing. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Chongqing ranked 8th in China, while ranked 29th and 1675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Chongqing

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Amsterdam Chongqing
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$4.22
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.13
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1920
$261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3785
$550
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2716
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$264
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$8.91
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9911
$2326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7140
$1374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.59
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$93.9
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.2
$3.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.11
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.65
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$3.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.65
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.1
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.64
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.93
$8.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.67
$4.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.02
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.25
$2.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$59.3
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.9
$56.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.2
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.7
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2405
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18104
$26796

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1944
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2291
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2085
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1937
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2090
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1957
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1995
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2251
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2081
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2180
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1357
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2042
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1844
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2199
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2049
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1861
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1760
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2359
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1631
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1651
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1829
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2105
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1823
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1893
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1941
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1613
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1764
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1813
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1851
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1999
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1890
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1739
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1862

Cities near Chongqing

Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$553
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539