Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.5% cheaper than Chicago.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Chicago, you would:
pay 5.9% more for restaurants
Chicago
|
Amsterdam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.77
€19.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.06
€11.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
|
$3.31
€2.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
|
$2.81
€2.53
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
Chicago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$2.11
€1.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.29
|
$6.59
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$5.10
€4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.07
|
$4.45
€4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.78
|
$5.95
€5.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$0.95
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
|
$1.00
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.10
|
$0.94
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.24
|
$1.55
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.35
|
$0.83
€0.75
|
|
pay 41.4% more for transportation
Chicago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
|
$8.18
€7.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$88.71
€79.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,383.69
|
$32,110.45
€28,935.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.43
|
$25.25
€22.76
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Chicago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.48
|
$50.09
€45.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,432.29
|
$2,059.29
€1,855.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,517.89
|
$1,685.95
€1,519.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$122.94
|
$203.74
€183.60
|
|
pay 38.2% less for childcare
Chicago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,170.00
|
$2,119.81
€1,910.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$45,450.00
|
$11,765.02
€10,601.81
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Chicago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$7.08
€6.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
|
$4.28
€3.85
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.00
|
$10.34
€9.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.63
|
$62.30
€56.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$16.33
€14.71
|
|
pay 2.1% less for clothing
Chicago
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.46
|
$89.06
€80.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
|
$33.70
€30.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.19
|
$94.07
€84.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$130.31
|
$110.42
€99.50
|
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