Amsterdam vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
95
49
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
921K
8.78M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 388% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 138th and 7630th ($3165 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th 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 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 24th and 3354th 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
$22
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$9745

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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 Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954