Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.7 times more expensive than Majuro.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Majuro
|
Amsterdam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.75
|
$21.77
€20.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 19.0% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Amsterdam
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.75
|
$6.59
€6.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 99.8% more for transportation
Majuro
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$88.71
€81.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
|
$32,110.45
€29,528.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.25
|
$25.25
€23.22
|
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pay 73.5% more for housing
Majuro
|
Amsterdam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$85.00
|
$50.09
€46.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.00
|
$2,059.29
€1,893.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$1,685.95
€1,550.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$170.42
|
$203.74
€187.36
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
Majuro
|
Amsterdam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$2,119.81
€1,949.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,046.67
|
$11,765.02
€10,818.91
|
|
pay 77.2% more for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$7.08
€6.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$10.34
€9.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
|
$62.30
€57.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$16.33
€15.01
|
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pay 78.1% more for clothing
Majuro
|
Amsterdam
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$89.06
€81.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$33.70
€30.99
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$94.07
€86.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$110.42
€101.54
|
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