Amsterdam vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$1829
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$279
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$398
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$257
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$813
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	94	53
🏙️ Population	921K	8.78M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 270% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 612th and 6882nd ($2545 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 37th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Quanzhou

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	Amsterdam	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$1.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$19406

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$676
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$851
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$721
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$675
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$719
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$664
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$713
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$667
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$678
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$694
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$890
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$995
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$746
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$791
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$860
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$588
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$917
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$725
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$799
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$861
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$913
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$716
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1011
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1169
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$738
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$932
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$860
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$863
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$655
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$952
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$744
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$721
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$643
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$787
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$645
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$620
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$1083