Amsterdam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	95	85
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	921K	9.07M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 457% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 252nd and 8584th ($2859 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 25th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Shenyang

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	Amsterdam	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511