Cost of living comparison
Washington is 37.2% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Washington instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 9.5% less for restaurants
|
Amsterdam
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.77
€20.16
|
$25.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.06
€12.09
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.31
€3.06
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
€2.60
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 52.1% more for groceries
|
Amsterdam
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.95
|
$3.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.10
|
$7.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
€4.73
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
€4.12
|
$3.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.95
€5.51
|
$5.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$2.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$2.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
€1.44
|
$2.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 17.8% less for transportation
|
Amsterdam
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
€7.57
|
$3.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$88.71
€82.14
|
$80.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,110.45
€29,730.23
|
$35,699.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.25
€23.38
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 9.8% more for housing
|
Amsterdam
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.09
€46.38
|
$63.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,059.29
€1,906.65
|
$2,560.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,685.95
€1,560.98
|
$2,084.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.74
€188.64
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Amsterdam
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,119.81
€1,962.68
|
$2,326.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,765.02
€10,892.93
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Amsterdam
|
Washington
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.08
€6.55
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
€3.96
|
$5.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.34
€9.57
|
$12.11
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.30
€57.68
|
$104.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.33
€15.12
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 28.5% more for clothing
|
Amsterdam
|
Washington
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.06
€82.45
|
$73.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.70
€31.20
|
$50.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.07
€87.10
|
$115.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.42
€102.23
|
$173.48
|
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