Cost of living comparison
Amstelveen is 5.8% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Amstelveen instead of Washington, you would:
pay 47.1% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Amstelveen
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$25.45
€22.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$4.47
€4.00
|
|
pay 27.2% less for groceries
Washington
|
Amstelveen
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$5.73
€5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$4.16
€3.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$7.35
€6.58
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$1.08
€0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.44
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.90
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
|
pay 40.3% more for transportation
Washington
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$7.95
€7.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$99.63
€89.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$28.37
€25.40
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Washington
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
|
pay 44.5% less for childcare
Washington
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Amstelveen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.75
€5.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$3.73
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$29.78
€26.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$15.16
€13.57
|
|
pay 26.2% less for clothing
Washington
|
Amstelveen
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$126.35
€113.10
|
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