Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Saint John's
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.58
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.37
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€3.10
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.68
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Saint John's
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.98
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.32
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.57
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.62
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€6.19
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.94
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.99
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.74
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.77
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€84.00
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€33,794.79
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€23.87
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Amsterdam
|
Saint John's
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€45.62
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€2,101.99
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,743.38
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€198.64
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,281.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€13,864.97
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€4.03
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.86
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€63.22
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.40
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Saint John's
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€88.83
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€35.63
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€102.29
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€109.99
|
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