Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€3.07
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.65
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.24
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.52
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.56
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€6.12
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.72
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.67
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€82.99
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€33,389.38
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€23.58
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€45.07
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€2,076.78
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,722.47
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€196.26
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,254.60
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€13,698.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.10
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€3.98
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€62.46
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€87.76
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€35.21
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€101.06
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€108.67
|
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