Amsterdam vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$1248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$3144
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$586
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1768
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
94
😀 Quality of life
95
90
🏙️ Population
921K
2.43M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 154% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 138th and 4646th ($3165 vs $1248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Taipei. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 24th and 178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Taipei

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Amsterdam Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22
$5.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$47.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$684
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$472
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$1254
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$835
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$43.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$67.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$13487
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$8490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$8.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$3.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$3.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$40.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$9.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$54
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$81.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$642
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$16947

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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 Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1123
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$979
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$989
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$792
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$889
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$921
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$687
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$942
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$874
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$868
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$884
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$904
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$679
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$673
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$844
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$938
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$672
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1039
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$648
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$971
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$643
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$717
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$892
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$774
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$729
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$687
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1042
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$689
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$702
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$686
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$640
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$677
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$705
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$617
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$611
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$696
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$628
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$684
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$474
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$612