Amsterdam vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
95
95
😀 Quality of life
96
77
🏙️ Population
921K
17.5M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 241% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 126th and 6106th ($3203 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 13th and 1113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Shenzhen

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Amsterdam Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$22916

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2223
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2822
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2383
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2440
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1907
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2636
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2383
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2338
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2669
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2348
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2258
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2457
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1512
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2481
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2172
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2701
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2471
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2389
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2058
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2637
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1822
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2403
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2332
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1848
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2136
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2721
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2369
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2360
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2106
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2119
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2260
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2337
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2189
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$2002
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2094
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2055
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2200
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2132
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2206
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2340

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638