Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 9.5% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 13.2% less for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.33
|
$21.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€13.21
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€3.07
|
$2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.65
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
$4.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€6.24
|
$7.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.52
|
$4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.56
|
$4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€6.12
|
$5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.72
|
$2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 18.9% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€7.67
|
$5.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€82.99
|
$72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€33,389.38
|
$35,376.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€23.58
|
$19.40
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€45.07
|
$70.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€2,076.78
|
$2,839.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,722.47
|
$2,284.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€196.26
|
$240.96
|
|
pay 11.9% more for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,254.60
|
$1,754.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€13,698.64
|
$21,666.67
|
|
pay 16.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.10
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€3.98
|
$5.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.71
|
$11.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€62.46
|
$84.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€14.23
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
San Diego
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€87.76
|
$58.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€35.21
|
$59.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€101.06
|
$91.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€108.67
|
$122.86
|
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