Amsterdam vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$1896
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$259
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$239
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$82.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$777
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
95
67
😀 Quality of life
96
71
🏙️ Population
921K
10.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 381% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 126th and 7469th ($3203 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 89th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.2 months in Dongguan. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dongguan ranked 25th in China, while ranked 13th and 3662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Dongguan

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Amsterdam Dongguan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$2.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.44
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$317
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$559
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$326
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$63
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$6553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$3642
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$21.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$4.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$7.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$30.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$57.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$437
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$22205

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$782
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$939
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$621
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$534
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$848
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$674
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2415
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2674
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1718
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$795
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$765
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$844
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$807
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$943
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$832
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$807
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$896
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$760
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$589
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$816
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$769
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$464
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$673
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$465
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$602
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$730
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$790
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$789
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$814
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$738
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$805
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$698
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$699
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$696
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$638
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$609
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$587
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$608