Amsterdam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$774
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$2226
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$830
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$266
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$79
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$1294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	97
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	921K	18.7M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 261% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 331st and 6548th ($2791 vs $774) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.7 months in Guangzhou. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 29th and 1055th 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	$21	$3.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$0.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$465
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$37.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$58
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$10125
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$4029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$2.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$20.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$5.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$39
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$70
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$14511

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$656
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$804
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$794
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$461
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$653
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$812
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$916
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1588
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$601
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$823
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2432
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$764
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$818
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$877
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$803
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$755
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$936
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$758
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$761
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$756
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$724
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$569
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$655
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$443
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$771
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$761
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$451
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$581
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$702
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$522
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$609
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$579
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$598
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$590
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$649
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$650