Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 79.2% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 18.2% more for restaurants
|
Berlin
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.24
€14.01
|
$21.77
€20.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.88
€10.01
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.08
€2.83
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.74
€2.52
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
|
Berlin
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.14
€1.97
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.94
€6.38
|
$6.59
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
€4.30
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.38
€5.87
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
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pay 18.7% more for transportation
|
Berlin
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.05
|
$88.71
€81.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.23
€29,808.49
|
$32,110.45
€29,528.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.46
€23.41
|
$25.25
€23.22
|
|
pay 27.4% more for housing
|
Berlin
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.52
€39.10
|
$50.09
€46.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,392.07
€1,280.12
|
$2,059.29
€1,893.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$988.74
€909.23
|
$1,685.95
€1,550.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$278.35
€255.96
|
$203.74
€187.36
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Berlin
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.09
€192.27
|
$2,119.81
€1,949.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,427.53
€8,669.40
|
$11,765.02
€10,818.91
|
|
pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Berlin
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
€4.50
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.05
€3.72
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
$10.34
€9.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.56
€34.54
|
$62.30
€57.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.33
€12.26
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
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pay 11.0% less for clothing
|
Berlin
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.82
€81.68
|
$89.06
€81.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.27
€37.95
|
$33.70
€30.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.51
€88.75
|
$94.07
€86.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.43
€132.82
|
$110.42
€101.54
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