Amsterdam vs Hangzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Hangzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$831
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2349
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$725
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$78.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$1013
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
91
😀 Quality of life
94
72
🏙️ Population
921K
11.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 206% more expensive than in Hangzhou. Cities ranked 612th and 6270th ($2545 vs $831) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Hangzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 37th and 2093rd 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
$18.4
$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$26.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$1.86
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$3.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$6914
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$4027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$15.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$5.39
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$2.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$3.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$7.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$69.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$4.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$56.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$75.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$26569

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Hangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740