Amsterdam vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amsterdam Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3165
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7127
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$2073
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$3318
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$265
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4747
$1162
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
95
81
😀 Quality of life
95
74
🏙️ Population
921K
13.9M

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 364% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 138th and 7400th ($3165 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 83rd 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 1.7 months in Tianjin. Amsterdam ranked 3rd best city to live in the Netherlands vs Tianjin ranked 11th in China, while ranked 24th and 2024th 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
$22
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$93
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15.6
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.81
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.82
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.06
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2259
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1723
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3695
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2790
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$296
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.3
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.65%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11141
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7428
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.92
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.8
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.47
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.44
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.13
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.84
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.76
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.6
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.06
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.94
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.19
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.6
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.8
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$37.3
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2748
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20104
$16559

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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 Tianjin

Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546