Amsterdam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$1411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
85
😀 Quality of life
96
86
🏙️ Population
921K
2.87M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 235% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 126th and 5984th ($3203 vs $957) 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 1.7 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 13th and 409th 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
$21.2
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$17495

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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 Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665