Amsterdam vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$999
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2645
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$672
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$413
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$77.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
95
80
😀 Quality of life
96
87
🏙️ Population
921K
2.72M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 220% more expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 126th and 5666th ($3203 vs $999) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Netherlands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Kaohsiung. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 13th and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kaohsiung

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Amsterdam Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$31.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$46.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$71.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$4856
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$3306
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$8.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$7.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$4.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$8.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$450
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$11481

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$910
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$841
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$910
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$889
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$879
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$888
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$957
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$709
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$937
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$882
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$796
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$903
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1108
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$630
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$723
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$634
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$997
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$668
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$696
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$602
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$465
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$656
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$464
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$589
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$698
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1067
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$654
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$673
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$634
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$682
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$943
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1064
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$705
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$416
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$765
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$763
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$621
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$610