Amsterdam vs Dongguan - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Dongguan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$762
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$266
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$481
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$777
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
46 km
🎓 Higher education
94
68
😀 Quality of life
94
56
🏙️ Population
860K
10.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 203% more expensive than in Dongguan. Cities ranked 294th and 6335th ($2311 vs $762) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 47th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 1 months in Dongguan. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Dongguan ranked 26th in China, while ranked 31st and 5800th 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
$14.8
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$663
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$361
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$45.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
4.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$4995
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$33.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$10.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$3.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$69.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$81.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$8907

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Dongguan

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$863
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$648
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$757
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$612
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$702
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$686
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2380
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2884
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1610
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$730
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$692
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$668
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$724
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$709
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$716
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$701
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$718
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$656
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$702
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$721
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$700
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$760
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$732
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$661
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$1049
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$775
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$689
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$516
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$788
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$717
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$658
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$689
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$697
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$533
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$744
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$749
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$673
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$679
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$705