Cost of living comparison
Amstelveen is 19.9% more expensive than Ottawa.
If you lived in Amstelveen instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 75.9% more for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Amstelveen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.55
CA$27.79
|
$25.45
€22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.82
CA$14.64
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
CA$3.25
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Amstelveen
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.80
CA$3.79
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.33
CA$9.91
|
$5.73
€5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
CA$11.50
|
$4.16
€3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.17
CA$4.28
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
CA$7.54
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.90
CA$2.57
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
$1.08
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CA$1.87
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
CA$1.69
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.72
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Ottawa
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
CA$5.69
|
$7.95
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.40
CA$127.66
|
$99.63
€89.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,722.28
|
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
CA$26.08
|
$28.37
€25.40
|
|
pay 27.6% more for housing
Ottawa
|
Amstelveen
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.74
CA$72.68
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,428.79
CA$1,932.23
|
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,314.00
CA$1,776.99
|
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$137.00
CA$185.27
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
Ottawa
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,043.17
CA$1,410.74
|
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,975.09
CA$28,365.66
|
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
|
pay 7.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.94
|
$5.75
€5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.87
CA$5.23
|
$3.73
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.48
CA$16.87
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.45
CA$65.52
|
$29.78
€26.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.89
|
$15.16
€13.57
|
|
pay 9.6% less for clothing
Ottawa
|
Amstelveen
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.17
CA$81.37
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.38
CA$65.42
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.51
CA$141.33
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.29
CA$153.21
|
$126.35
€113.10
|
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