Amsterdam vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	95	93
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	921K	9.37M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 347% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 331st and 7405th ($2791 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th 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 Hefei. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 29th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Hefei

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	Amsterdam	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$8278

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665