Cost of living comparison
Paris is 4.8% more expensive than Amstelveen.
If you lived in Paris instead of Amstelveen, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Amstelveen
|
Paris
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.45
€22.78
|
$19.49
€17.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$3.72
€3.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$3.01
€2.70
|
|
pay 45.1% more for groceries
Amstelveen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.93
€1.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.13
|
$11.66
€10.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.72
|
$5.86
€5.24
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
$4.70
€4.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.58
|
$7.05
€6.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$1.53
€1.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.96
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$1.67
€1.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.29
|
$1.90
€1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.81
|
$1.09
€0.98
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$1.17
€1.04
|
|
pay 4.2% less for transportation
Amstelveen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€7.12
|
$7.76
€6.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.63
€89.19
|
$92.05
€82.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
$32,489.61
€29,082.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.37
€25.40
|
$23.63
€21.15
|
|
pay 25.7% less for housing
Amstelveen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
$32.31
€28.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
$1,462.11
€1,308.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
$1,074.44
€961.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
$171.90
€153.87
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
Amstelveen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
$829.69
€742.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
$16,485.47
€14,756.72
|
|
pay 26.9% more for entertainment and sports
Amstelveen
|
Paris
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
€5.15
|
$7.58
€6.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
€3.33
|
$4.52
€4.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.78
€26.66
|
$41.22
€36.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.57
|
$14.08
€12.60
|
|
pay 41.0% more for clothing
Amstelveen
|
Paris
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
$102.11
€91.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
$44.38
€39.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
$110.05
€98.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.35
€113.10
|
$156.00
€139.64
|
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