Amsterdam vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Amsterdam Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2311
$1099
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4982
$3323
🏠 One person rent
$1518
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$2324
$942
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$214
$96.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3717
$867
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
94
69
😀 Quality of life
94
68
🏙️ Population
860K
12.7M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 110% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 294th and 4472nd ($2311 vs $1099) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.8 months in Suzhou. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Suzhou ranked 18th in China, while ranked 31st and 3578th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Suzhou

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Amsterdam Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.5
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.42
$3.58
☕ Cappuccino
$3.39
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.52
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1468
$661
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1272
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2516
$1466
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1909
$713
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$62.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$46.3
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.58%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8970
$8558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5663
$4586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$4.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.71
$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.41
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.2
$5.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.89
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.06
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.9
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38
$75.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.3
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.4
$68
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1599
$1765
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11361
$24231

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$1622
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2226
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1790
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1910
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1877
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1664
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$1887
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$1921
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$1588
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1686
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1700
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1531
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1655
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1739
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1664
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1578
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1659
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$1799
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1658
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1656
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1664
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1570
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1660
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1555
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1661
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1487
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1664
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1972
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1657
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1670
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1650
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1492
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1659
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1452
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1735
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1657
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1797
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1755

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$701
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$693
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$852
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$667
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$726
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$690
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$776
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$684
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$685
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$952
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1379
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$778
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$674
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$665
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$754
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$672
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$681
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$677
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$683
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$662
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$891
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$652
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$673
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$726
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$689
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$573
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$666
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$711
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$655
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$664
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$674
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$729
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$882
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$811
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$681
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$673
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$680
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$832
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$666