Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 52.6% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 36.9% more for restaurants
|
Madrid
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.94
|
$21.77
€20.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.66
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 16.7% more for groceries
|
Madrid
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.05
|
$6.59
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.01
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.56
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
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pay 36.4% more for transportation
|
Madrid
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.24
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.79
|
$88.71
€81.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,228.09
|
$32,110.45
€29,528.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.47
|
$25.25
€23.22
|
|
pay 58.7% more for housing
|
Madrid
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.93
|
$50.09
€46.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,260.49
|
$2,059.29
€1,893.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€909.66
|
$1,685.95
€1,550.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.40
|
$203.74
€187.36
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Madrid
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€499.54
|
$2,119.81
€1,949.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,176.48
|
$11,765.02
€10,818.91
|
|
pay 59.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Madrid
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.41
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
$10.34
€9.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.57
|
$62.30
€57.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
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pay 6.0% more for clothing
|
Madrid
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.20
|
$89.06
€81.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.20
|
$33.70
€30.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.18
|
$94.07
€86.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€91.90
|
$110.42
€101.54
|
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