Amsterdam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2110
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$342
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$587
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$267
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$87.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1288
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
95
77
🏙️ Population
921K
18.7M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 303% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 138th and 6854th ($3165 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guangzhou ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 24th and 1149th 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
$22
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$29.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$484
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$245
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$437
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$53.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$9091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$3444
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$5.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$5.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$5.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$67.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$6.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$29.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$19408

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711