Amsterdam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2063
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$354
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
95
96
😀 Quality of life
96
74
🏙️ Population
921K
18.7M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 309% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 126th and 6835th ($3203 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.1 months in Guangzhou. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guangzhou ranked 7th in China, while ranked 13th and 2285th 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
$21.2
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.08
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$445
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$59.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$8986
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$4.89
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.03
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$5.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$60.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$6.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$41.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$71.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$16938

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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 Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694