Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 66.4% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 21.6% more for restaurants
|
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.94
|
$21.77
€20.02
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
€2.59
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.26
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.75
€2.53
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.56
€7.87
|
$6.59
€6.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
€5.59
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
€4.28
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.36
€5.85
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
€2.00
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.83
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
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pay 35.8% more for transportation
|
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.69
€6.15
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.44
€47.31
|
$88.71
€81.58
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,126.94
€26,784.64
|
$32,110.45
€29,528.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.28
€16.81
|
$25.25
€23.22
|
|
pay 57.6% more for housing
|
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.68
€31.89
|
$50.09
€46.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,084.25
€997.05
|
$2,059.29
€1,893.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$798.73
€734.50
|
$1,685.95
€1,550.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$239.11
€219.88
|
$203.74
€187.36
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$264.10
€242.86
|
$2,119.81
€1,949.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,747.24
€13,561.31
|
$11,765.02
€10,818.91
|
|
pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.48
|
$7.08
€6.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
€3.70
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
€5.98
|
$10.34
€9.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€40.43
|
$62.30
€57.29
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
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pay 11.5% less for clothing
|
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.40
€93.25
|
$89.06
€81.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.91
€40.38
|
$33.70
€30.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.61
€87.92
|
$94.07
€86.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.29
€111.54
|
$110.42
€101.54
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