Amsterdam vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$938
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$2456
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$272
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$460
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$444
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$94.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1386
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
95
72
🏙️ Population
921K
1.85M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 237% more expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 138th and 6014th ($3165 vs $938) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Tainan. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tainan ranked 10th in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 2806th 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
$22
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$25.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$54.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$21.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$3086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$12.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$5.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$65
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$9.68
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$5481

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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 Tainan

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$971
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$904
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$884
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$844
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$868
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$874
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$942
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$687
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$921
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$889
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$989
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$892
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$792
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1123
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$643
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1248
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$648
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$729
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$979
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$673
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$702
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$679
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$612
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$474
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$473
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$705
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$600
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$672
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1039
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$682
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$640
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$689
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$954
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$717
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1042
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$774
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$777
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$617
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$638
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$686