Amsterdam vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$891
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$2470
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$404
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$784
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1066
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
94
89
😀 Quality of life
94
73
🏙️ Population
860K
11.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 159% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 294th and 5929th ($2311 vs $891) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Hangzhou ranked 8th in China, while ranked 31st and 1540th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Hangzhou

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Amsterdam Hangzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$28.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$316
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$950
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$655
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$58.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$7944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$4434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$17.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$4.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$73.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$87.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$439
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$20805

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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 Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$726
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$726
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$662
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$650
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$655
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1099
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$685
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$849
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$882
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$672
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$852
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$701
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$729
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1379
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$667
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$693
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$754
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$778
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$678
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$684
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$680
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$686
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$514
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$665
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$770
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$674
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$952
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$674
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$832
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$666
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$681
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$652
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$677
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$573
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$700
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$686
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$683
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$811