Amsterdam vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$709
😷 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 371% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 331st and 7740th ($2791 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 29th and 7044th 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	$21	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$11393

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600