Amsterdam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$742
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2255
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$834
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$70.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$1117
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
97
😀 Quality of life
94
75
🏙️ Population
921K
18.7M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 243% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 612th and 6607th ($2545 vs $742) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 37th and 955th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Guangzhou

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Amsterdam Guangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1120
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$37.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$57.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$10173
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$4278
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$12.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$6.94
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$8.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$43.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$18235

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620