Amsterdam vs Foshan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Foshan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$415
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$273
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$864
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
95
70
🏙️ Population
921K
9.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 375% more expensive than in Foshan. Cities ranked 252nd and 7753rd ($2859 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 301st 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 1.4 months in Foshan. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Foshan ranked 11th in China, while ranked 25th and 2359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Foshan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$25.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$1.14
 Cappuccino
$4.45
$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$200
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$111
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$41.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$64.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
4.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$4523
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$2043
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$1.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$69.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$7.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$3.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$69.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$549
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$24357

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660