Amsterdam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	24
😀 Quality of life	95	39
🏙️ Population	921K	6.56M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 367% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 252nd and 7649th ($2859 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 Shaoyang. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 25th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Shaoyang

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	Amsterdam	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$10066

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610