Amsterdam vs Hong Kong - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Hong Kong
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$2884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$6543
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$1998
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$3776
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$495
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$2843
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
100
😀 Quality of life
94
91
🏙️ Population
860K
7.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 20% less expensive than in Hong Kong. Cities ranked 294th and 63rd ($2311 vs $2884) 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 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 1 months in Hong Kong. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Hong Kong ranked 1st in China, while ranked 31st and 99th 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
$14.8
$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$7.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$2462
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$1711
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$4715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$3295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
2.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$31248
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$20660
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$65.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$2.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$24.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$19.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$7.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$84.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$88.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$84.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$18730

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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 Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2380
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1079
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$686
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1610
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$612
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$762
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$757
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$702
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$863
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$709
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$648
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$668
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$692
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$730
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$724
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$716
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$718
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$702
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$760
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$701
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$1049
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$661
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$732
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$721
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$656
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$516
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$689
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$700
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$788
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$658
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$775
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$717
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$689
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$744
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$831
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$597
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$697
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$812
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$533
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$705