Amsterdam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2514
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$352
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$371
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1422
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
921K
2.87M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 236% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 138th and 5994th ($3165 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 351st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Taichung

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Amsterdam Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$4.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$88.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$7194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$6745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$9.94
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$16.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$9.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$47.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$71.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$17517

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$874
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$868
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$687
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$884
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$904
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$921
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$889
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$989
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1123
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$792
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1248
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$938
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$979
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$844
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$971
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$673
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$643
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$648
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$892
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$679
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$729
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$672
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1039
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$689
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$705
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$640
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$717
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$612
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$474
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$774
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$473
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$682
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$600
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1042
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$687
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$617
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$686
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$677
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$684