Cost of living comparison
Amstelveen is 3.0 times more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Amstelveen instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 7.9 times more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Amstelveen
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.13
|
$25.45
€22.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥38.84
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.53
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.18
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
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pay 78.1% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Amstelveen
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.03
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥47.88
|
$5.73
€5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥52.34
|
$4.16
€3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.26
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.12
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.72
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.56
|
$1.08
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.11
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.05
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.58
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.41
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
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pay 3.0 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Amstelveen
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥30.53
|
$7.95
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥242.77
|
$99.63
€89.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥145,660.33
|
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥32.82
|
$28.37
€25.40
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Beijing
|
Amstelveen
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥95.28
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,799.43
|
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥3,939.58
|
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥295.68
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
Beijing
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,865.26
|
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥177,092.30
|
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
|
pay 99.1% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Amstelveen
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.71
|
$5.75
€5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.17
|
$3.73
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.28
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥435.85
|
$29.78
€26.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥58.26
|
$15.16
€13.57
|
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pay 1.0% more for clothing
Beijing
|
Amstelveen
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥459.76
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥246.89
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥598.13
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥789.39
|
$126.35
€113.10
|
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