Cost of living comparison
Amstelveen is 8.2% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Amstelveen instead of London, you would:
pay 55.0% more for restaurants
London
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Amstelveen
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£18.86
|
$25.45
€22.78
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.55
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.90
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.56
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
pay 1.1% more for groceries
London
|
Amstelveen
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.46
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.54
|
$5.73
€5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.74
|
$4.16
€3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£2.99
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.20
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.10
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.56
|
$1.08
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.11
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.31
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.54
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.50
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 13.0% less for transportation
London
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.38
|
$7.95
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£188.65
|
$99.63
€89.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£25,731.80
|
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£18.94
|
$28.37
€25.40
|
|
pay 14.0% less for housing
London
|
Amstelveen
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£29.26
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,017.17
|
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,516.16
|
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£212.78
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
|
pay 28.7% less for childcare
London
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,735.90
|
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£18,916.61
|
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.13
|
$5.75
€5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.41
|
$3.73
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.15
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£44.09
|
$29.78
€26.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.15
|
$15.16
€13.57
|
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pay 23.1% less for clothing
London
|
Amstelveen
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£77.08
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£37.14
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£84.00
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£92.23
|
$126.35
€113.10
|
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