Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 62.8% more expensive than Road Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 37.5% more in Amsterdam
- Groceries
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pay 27.1% less in Amsterdam
- Transportation
-
pay 74.5% more in Amsterdam
- Housing
-
pay 17.1% more in Amsterdam
- Childcare
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pay 3.9 times more in Amsterdam
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 44.4% more in Amsterdam
- Clothing
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pay 6.5% more in Amsterdam
The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, and clothing in Amsterdam are more expensive than in Road Town. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Amsterdam.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Road Town, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
|
Road Town
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$13.93
€13.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
|
$3.23
€3.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$2.79
€2.71
|
|
pay 27.1% less for groceries
|
Road Town
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.66
|
$2.06
€2.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$6.58
€6.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.81
|
$4.76
€4.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.00
|
$4.81
€4.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$6.45
€6.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
|
$0.98
€0.95
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$1.03
€1.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.04
|
$1.81
€1.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.96
€0.93
|
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pay 74.5% more for transportation
|
Road Town
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
|
$8.09
€7.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$87.51
€84.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$35,207.42
€34,143.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$24.86
€24.11
|
|
pay 17.1% more for housing
|
Road Town
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$125.00
|
$47.53
€46.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$2,189.86
€2,123.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,366.67
|
$1,816.26
€1,761.39
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.65
|
$206.94
€200.69
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Road Town
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$375.00
|
$2,377.37
€2,305.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,320.00
|
$14,444.53
€14,008.17
|
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pay 44.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Road Town
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$6.43
€6.24
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.75
|
$4.20
€4.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
|
$13.40
€12.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$120.00
|
$65.86
€63.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$15.00
€14.55
|
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pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Road Town
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.50
|
$92.54
€89.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
|
$37.12
€36.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.00
|
$106.57
€103.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$140.00
|
$114.59
€111.12
|
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