Amsterdam vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$1763
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$191
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$427
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$723
😷 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 418% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 331st and 8334th ($2791 vs $539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 454th 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shenyang ranked 24th in China, while ranked 29th and 3343rd 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	$21	$2.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$502
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$32.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$13.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$1913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$1252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$11.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$9.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$0.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$3.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$20.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$4.45
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$69
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$24404

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$459
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$495
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$514
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$520
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$455
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$508
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$496
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$514
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$524
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$508
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$492
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$517
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$524
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$517
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$516
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$542
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$509
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$513
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$503
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$581
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$461
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$538
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$505
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$543
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$493
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$520
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$586
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$517
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1549
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$574
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$585
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$573
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1547
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$500