Amsterdam vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$611
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$1771
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$230
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$388
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$70.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$780
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
93
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
921K
9.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 424% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 126th and 7844th ($3203 vs $611) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 1.3 months in Foshan. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Foshan ranked 14th in China, while ranked 13th and 3253rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Foshan

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Amsterdam Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$3.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.01
 Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$50
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$77.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$4193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$1783
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$5.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$9.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$5.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$3.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$59.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$22493

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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 Foshan

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$782
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$848
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$534
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$666
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$807
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$795
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$844
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$674
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1718
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$832
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$939
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$621
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2415
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2674
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$896
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$765
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$816
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$807
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$760
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$769
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$943
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$790
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$789
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$738
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$730
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$589
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$673
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$464
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$805
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$699
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$814
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$465
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$602
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$533
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$608
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$587
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$638
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$609
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$694
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$664