Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 16.8% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of United States, you would:
pay 30.9% more for restaurants
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United States
|
Amsterdam
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$21.77
€20.31
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$13.06
€12.19
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$3.31
€3.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
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pay 13.1% less for groceries
|
United States
|
Amsterdam
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$6.59
€6.15
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$5.10
€4.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$5.95
€5.55
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
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pay 51.5% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$8.18
€7.63
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$88.71
€82.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$32,110.45
€29,957.96
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$25.25
€23.56
|
|
pay 14.6% more for housing
|
United States
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$50.09
€46.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$2,059.29
€1,921.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$1,685.95
€1,572.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$203.74
€190.09
|
|
pay 4.4% more for childcare
|
United States
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$2,119.81
€1,977.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$11,765.02
€10,976.36
|
|
pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$7.08
€6.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$4.28
€3.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$10.34
€9.65
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$62.30
€58.13
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$16.33
€15.23
|
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pay 16.9% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$89.06
€83.09
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$33.70
€31.44
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$94.07
€87.77
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$110.42
€103.01
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