Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 3.7 times more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$3.23
€3.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.79
€2.68
|
|
pay 20.1% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$2.06
€1.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$6.58
€6.31
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$4.76
€4.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$4.81
€4.61
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$6.45
€6.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$1.03
€0.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.81
€1.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
pay 56.2% more for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$8.09
€7.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$87.51
€83.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$35,207.42
€33,755.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$24.86
€23.84
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$47.53
€45.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$2,189.86
€2,099.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$1,816.26
€1,741.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$206.94
€198.41
|
|
pay 12.9 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$2,377.37
€2,279.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$14,444.53
€13,849.03
|
|
pay 99.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$4.20
€4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$13.40
€12.84
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$65.86
€63.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$15.00
€14.39
|
|
pay 11.8% more for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$92.54
€88.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$37.12
€35.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$106.57
€102.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$114.59
€109.86
|
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