Amsterdam vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
95
53
😀 Quality of life
95
73
🏙️ Population
921K
9.4M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 380% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 138th and 7558th ($3165 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 24th and 2343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Ningbo

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Amsterdam Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$15801

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538