Amsterdam vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$2614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$6294
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$1726
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$3471
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$501
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$242
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$4054
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
100
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
921K
7.41M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 3% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 612th and 503rd ($2545 vs $2614) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Hong Kong. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 37th and 168th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Hong Kong

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Amsterdam Hong Kong
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$59
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$5.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$6.55
 Cappuccino
$4.1
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$2033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$4405
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$2942
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$28583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$18618
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$63.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$13.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$9.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$82
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$896
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$20363

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611