Amsterdam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$2138
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$300
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$250
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	95	90
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	921K	13.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 303% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 252nd and 6862nd ($2859 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st in the Netherlands and China, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.4 months in Tianjin. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 25th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Tianjin

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	Amsterdam	Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$16590

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Tianjin

Distance	City	Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi	Binhai	$700
60 km or 37 mi	Langfang	$734
71 km or 44 mi	Bazhou	$679
87 km or 54 mi	Huanghua	$693
93 km or 58 mi	Sanhe	$786
99 km or 61 mi	Cangzhou	$720
99 km or 62 mi	Tangshan	$742
107 km or 67 mi	Renqiu	$611
109 km or 68 mi	Beijing	$1067
111 km or 69 mi	Zhuozhou	$769
117 km or 73 mi	Gaobeidian	$675
124 km or 77 mi	Hejian	$620
131 km or 82 mi	Botou	$649
133 km or 82 mi	Zunhua	$714
144 km or 90 mi	Luanzhou	$677
152 km or 94 mi	Baoding	$482
157 km or 98 mi	Laoling	$668
160 km or 99 mi	Qian'an	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Anguo	$572
192 km or 119 mi	Shenzhou	$605
204 km or 127 mi	Dezhou	$670
205 km or 127 mi	Dingzhou	$614
205 km or 128 mi	Hengshui	$677
209 km or 130 mi	Binzhou	$869
212 km or 132 mi	Chengde	$760
218 km or 136 mi	Dongying	$748
219 km or 136 mi	Xinji	$588
223 km or 138 mi	Qinhuangdao	$720
225 km or 140 mi	Jinzhou	$568
228 km or 142 mi	Jizhou	$616
237 km or 147 mi	Xinle	$555
241 km or 150 mi	Gaocheng	$547
242 km or 150 mi	Pingquan	$670
251 km or 156 mi	Yucheng	$597
255 km or 158 mi	Nangong	$632
258 km or 161 mi	Zouping	$581
265 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$507
271 km or 168 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
273 km or 170 mi	Zibo	$526
276 km or 172 mi	Jinan	$618