Amsterdam vs Guangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Guangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$863
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$2577
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$406
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$913
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$263
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$98.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1248
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
94
97
😀 Quality of life
94
76
🏙️ Population
860K
18.7M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 168% more expensive than in Guangzhou. Cities ranked 294th and 6006th ($2311 vs $863) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Guangzhou. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Guangzhou ranked 6th in China, while ranked 31st and 696th 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
$14.8
$4.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$0.88
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$504
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$1283
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$718
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$62.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$5592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$4.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$46.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$71
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$25540

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$648
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$762
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$702
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$730
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$612
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$724
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$686
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$668
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$1079
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1610
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$757
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$716
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2380
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2884
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$692
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$701
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$718
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$721
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$656
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$709
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$700
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$689
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$516
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$775
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$702
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$732
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$760
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$717
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$788
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$661
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$1049
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$658
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$697
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$749
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$679
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$705
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$673
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$689
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$597