Amsterdam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3203
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7246
$2373
🏠 One person rent
$2108
$264
🏘️ Family rent
$3473
$439
🍽️ Food expenses
$661
$433
🚐 Transport expenses
$259
$90.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5294
$1446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
96
72
🏙️ Population
921K
1.85M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 252% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 126th and 6264th ($3203 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.6 months in Tainan. Amsterdam ranked 2nd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 13th and 2963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Tainan

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Amsterdam Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.2
$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$95.4
$25.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.09
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2237
$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1767
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3877
$489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2931
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$298
$84.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.1
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
2.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11192
$3159
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7947
$2827
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$109
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.8
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.38
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.68
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.54
$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$3.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$3.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.68
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.8
$65.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$38.4
$9.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$76.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$121
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2472
$298
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21156
$5587

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$999
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$910
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$889
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$841
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$879
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$888
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$957
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$709
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$937
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$882
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$941
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$903
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$796
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1108
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$630
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1257
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$634
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$723
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$997
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$668
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$656
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$602
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$465
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$464
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$698
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$589
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$654
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1067
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$673
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$634
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$682
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$943
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$705
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1064
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$763
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$765
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$610
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$621
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$697