Amsterdam vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$542
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$738
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	46 km
🎓 Higher education	95	69
😀 Quality of life	95	69
🏙️ Population	921K	10.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 322% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 252nd and 7055th ($2859 vs $678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 115th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dongguan ranked 18th in China, while ranked 25th and 3115th 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	$20	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$685
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$38.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$5799
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$25.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$4.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$7.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$21927

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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 Dongguan

Distance	City	Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi	Guangzhou	$763
65 km or 40 mi	Shenzhen	$958
66 km or 41 mi	Foshan	$602
68 km or 43 mi	Huizhou	$629
70 km or 44 mi	Zhongshan	$491
86 km or 53 mi	Jiangmen	$830
88 km or 54 mi	Zhuhai	$641
93 km or 58 mi	Kowloon	$2427
95 km or 59 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
100 km or 62 mi	Macau	$1590
100 km or 62 mi	Qingyuan	$808
124 km or 77 mi	Heyuan	$801
132 km or 82 mi	Kaiping	$824
133 km or 83 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
165 km or 103 mi	Shanwei	$1014
176 km or 109 mi	Yunfu	$839
196 km or 122 mi	Shaoguan	$852
226 km or 141 mi	Yangjiang	$895
239 km or 148 mi	Lianzhou	$783
249 km or 155 mi	Puning	$726
253 km or 157 mi	Wuzhou	$819
271 km or 168 mi	Hezhou	$780
273 km or 170 mi	Jieyang	$691
279 km or 173 mi	Meizhou	$795
302 km or 188 mi	Chaozhou	$592
303 km or 188 mi	Shantou	$605
315 km or 195 mi	Chenzhou	$746
323 km or 201 mi	Gaozhou	$774
329 km or 205 mi	Maoming	$774
332 km or 206 mi	Ganzhou	$813
372 km or 231 mi	Yulin	$794
401 km or 249 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
403 km or 250 mi	Longyan	$713
424 km or 263 mi	Guigang	$725
430 km or 267 mi	Guilin	$538
430 km or 267 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
437 km or 271 mi	Yongzhou	$618
444 km or 276 mi	Hengyang	$611
464 km or 288 mi	Liuzhou	$607
467 km or 290 mi	Laibin	$623