Amsterdam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2859
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6482
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$1887
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$3118
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$599
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4389
$1368
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
95
80
🏙️ Population
921K
3.03M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 207% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 252nd and 6052nd ($2859 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in the Netherlands and Taiwan, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 25th and 496th among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.72
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$4.45
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1928
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1599
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3529
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.24%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10663
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7824
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.81
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$91.7
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.28
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.22
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.76
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.6
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.16
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.24
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.44
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.3
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2462
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13828
$13638

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716