Cost of living comparison

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Amsterdam is 2.7 times more expensive than Majuro.

If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Majuro, you would:

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

 
Majuro
Amsterdam
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

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pay 19.0% less for groceries

 
Majuro
Amsterdam
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

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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

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pay 73.5% more for housing

 
Majuro
Amsterdam
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

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pay 9.0 times more for childcare

 
Majuro
Amsterdam
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

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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

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pay 78.1% more for clothing

 
Majuro
Amsterdam
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
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$35.00
 
$94.07
€86.51

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