Amsterdam vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2545
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5759
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$1649
$366
🏘️ Family rent
$2742
$939
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$217
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3788
$1361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
95
84
😀 Quality of life
94
83
🏙️ Population
921K
3.03M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 156% more expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 612th and 5356th ($2545 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 37th and 343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Amsterdam Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.4
$3.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$77.4
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.35
$3.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.1
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.18
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1693
$372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2979
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$814
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$44
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$69.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9157
$5254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5939
$4416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.9
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.3
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.1
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$3.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.73
$3.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$6.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$4.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.3
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.94
$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.93
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.53
$6.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.6
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$9.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.1
$41.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.9
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$83.1
$96
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93
$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1976
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10734
$13893

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Purmerend
$2001
18 km or 11 mi Haarlem
$2465
21 km or 13 mi IJmuiden
$2092
22 km or 14 mi Almere
$1647
25 km or 16 mi Zandvoort
$2135
26 km or 16 mi Hilversum
$1894
26 km or 16 mi Huizen
$1897
35 km or 22 mi Langedijk
$1958
36 km or 22 mi Utrecht
$2055
38 km or 23 mi Leiden
$2205
38 km or 24 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
40 km or 25 mi Zeist
$1939
42 km or 26 mi Lelystad
$1501
48 km or 30 mi Leidschendam
$1850
49 km or 30 mi Harderwijk
$1796
52 km or 32 mi The Hague
$1886
53 km or 33 mi Scheveningen
$1836
55 km or 34 mi Delft
$1804
57 km or 36 mi Dronten
$1729
59 km or 36 mi Rotterdam
$2013
60 km or 37 mi Veenendaal
$1841
61 km or 38 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
64 km or 40 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
64 km or 40 mi Ede
$1818
65 km or 40 mi Elburg
$1793
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
70 km or 43 mi Wageningen
$1756
72 km or 45 mi Kampen
$1770
75 km or 47 mi Apeldoorn
$1942
76 km or 47 mi Texel
$1864
81 km or 50 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
82 km or 51 mi Arnhem
$1697
83 km or 51 mi Zwolle
$1725
83 km or 52 mi Zwartewaterland
$1761
86 km or 54 mi Deventer
$1901
89 km or 55 mi Nijmegen
$1746
89 km or 55 mi Sneek
$1734
89 km or 55 mi Breda
$1822
91 km or 57 mi Tilburg
$1833

Cities near Taichung

Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$890
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$857
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$746
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$791
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$725
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$860
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$917
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$861
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1011
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$863
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1169
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$913
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$860
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$952
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$675
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$676
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$689
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$851
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$721
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$694
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$719
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1114
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$678
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$667
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$744
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$588
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$787
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$716
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$799
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$738
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1115
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$735
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$655
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$741
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$719
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$721