Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 12.9% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€19.64
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€11.79
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€2.98
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.53
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 35.1% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.90
|
$4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.94
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.61
|
$4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
$4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.37
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.85
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.90
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.85
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.40
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.75
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.38
|
$5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€80.05
|
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€28,974.00
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€22.79
|
$23.67
|
|
pay 36.1% more for housing
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€45.20
|
$73.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,858.15
|
$2,785.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,521.27
|
$2,355.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€183.84
|
$251.36
|
|
pay 18.3% more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,912.76
|
$1,713.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,615.85
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 19.6% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.38
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.86
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.33
|
$10.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€56.22
|
$89.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€14.73
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€80.36
|
$55.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€30.41
|
$54.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€84.88
|
$88.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€99.63
|
$119.17
|
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