Amsterdam vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2386
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1351
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
95
65
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
921K
12.7M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 296% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 138th and 6776th ($3165 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 24th and 2020th 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
$22
$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$20341

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2185
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2755
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2354
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$2399
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$1865
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$2564
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$2296
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$2283
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2608
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2389
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$2407
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1477
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$2365
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$2148
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$2491
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$2310
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$2424
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$2026
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2659
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1805
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$2336
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$2234
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$2053
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$2104
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2662
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$2304
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$2341
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$2077
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$2220
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$2272
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$2253
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1942
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$2040
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$2082
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$2152
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$2166
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$2112
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$2247

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$726
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$678
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$708
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$658
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$663
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$581
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1147
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$636
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$643
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$645
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1030
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$657
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$651
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$725
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$659
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$667
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$899
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$623
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$627
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$664
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$670
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$693
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$644
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$623
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$661
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$620
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$691
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$684
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$660
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$789
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$693
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$644
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$571
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$671
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$635