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