Cost of living comparison
Amstelveen is 6.9% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in Amstelveen instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
Dublin
|
Amstelveen
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.66
€19.39
|
$25.45
€22.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.69
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
€2.38
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.86
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Dublin
|
Amstelveen
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.61
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
€3.56
|
$5.73
€5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.30
€4.74
|
$4.16
€3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.14
€3.71
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.61
€4.13
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.18
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.90
|
$1.08
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.35
€1.21
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
€1.56
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Dublin
|
Amstelveen
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
€6.45
|
$7.95
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$129.96
€116.33
|
$99.63
€89.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,718.55
€35,553.47
|
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
€19.73
|
$28.37
€25.40
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
Dublin
|
Amstelveen
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.72
€50.77
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,216.44
€1,984.01
|
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,934.10
€1,731.28
|
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$227.14
€203.32
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
|
pay 41.4% more for childcare
Dublin
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,385.73
€1,240.42
|
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,612.44
€9,499.57
|
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
|
pay 22.9% less for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.04
€6.30
|
$5.75
€5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
€3.84
|
$3.73
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.33
€15.51
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.46
€45.16
|
$29.78
€26.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.60
|
$15.16
€13.57
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Dublin
|
Amstelveen
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
€83.37
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.93
€36.64
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.04
€86.87
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.46
€89.92
|
$126.35
€113.10
|
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