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Netherlands vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 2.5 times more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 5.0 times more in Netherlands
Groceries: pay 83.4% more in Netherlands
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Netherlands
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Netherlands
Childcare: pay 26.4% more in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Netherlands
Clothing: pay 16.5% more in Netherlands

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and childcare in Netherlands are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Netherlands.

Netherlands vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Netherlands instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.56	$18.74 €18.18	+349.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.75	$12.22 €11.85	+119.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.63	$2.94 €2.86	+493.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.26	$2.33 €2.26	+654.5%
Average			+404.2%

Beijing vs. Netherlands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 83.4% more for groceries

	Beijing	Netherlands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.50	$1.79 €1.74	+24.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.49	$6.20 €6.01	-15.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.49	$4.40 €4.27	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.72	$4.42 €4.28	+154.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.21	$6.89 €6.68	+349.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.72	$0.86 €0.84	-5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.21	$1.05 €1.02	+47.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.49	$0.81 €0.79	-8.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$1.65 €1.60	+182.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.88 €0.86	+139.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.88 €0.85	+86.8%
Average			+83.4%

Beijing vs. Netherlands - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Beijing	Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.92	$7.80 €7.56	+78.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.47	$95.88 €92.99	+187.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥152,796.87	$31,938.58 €30,973.75	+53.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.62	$22.75 €22.06	+395.4%
Average			+178.6%

Beijing vs. Netherlands - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Beijing	Netherlands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.24	$43.11 €41.81	+224.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,807.27	$1,289.16 €1,250.22	+38.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,604.97	$1,051.87 €1,020.09	+113.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥307.76	$187.76 €182.08	+346.6%
Average			+180.8%

Beijing vs. Netherlands - Cost of housing

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pay 26.4% more for childcare

	Beijing	Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,589.24	$1,627.96 €1,578.78	+113.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥167,737.01	$9,050.97 €8,777.55	-60.5%
Average			+26.4%

Beijing vs. Netherlands - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.15	$5.55 €5.38	+398.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.38	$3.60 €3.49
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.47	$11.52 €11.17	+231.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.18	$38.99 €37.81	-40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.12	$13.94 €13.52	+67.0%
Average			+164.1%

Beijing vs. Netherlands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.5% more for clothing

	Beijing	Netherlands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥458.67	$84.34 €81.80	+34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥253.93	$38.25 €37.10	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥610.93	$92.60 €89.80	+11.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥787.96	$118.53 €114.95	+10.1%
Average			+16.5%

Beijing vs. Netherlands - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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