Amsterdam vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$1076
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$2915
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$470
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$1041
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$1492
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
94
95
😀 Quality of life
94
88
🏙️ Population
860K
4.36M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 115% more expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 294th and 4553rd ($2311 vs $1076) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Netherlands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in New Taipei. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 31st and 160th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs New Taipei

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Amsterdam New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$5516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$6436
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$42.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$8.97
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$3.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$4.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$34.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$76.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$6499

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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 New Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1260
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$849
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$935
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$885
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$938
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$813
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$705
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$970
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$828
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$808
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$809
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$851
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$725
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$717
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$1012
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$890
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$714
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1047
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$699
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$911
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$686
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$812
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$849
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$831
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$713
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$686
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$744
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1048
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$711
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$770
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$678
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$689
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$646
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$849
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$650
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$514
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$661
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$778
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$1049