Cost of living comparison
Italy is 21.9% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Italy instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Italy
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.30
|
$15.74
€14.61
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$9.09
€8.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$2.45
€2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Italy
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.86
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$7.20
€6.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$4.88
€4.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$3.14
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$4.47
€4.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.35
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
pay 25.1% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Italy
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.60
|
$8.02
€7.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.78
|
$38.40
€35.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
$25,887.08
€24,016.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.66
|
$18.65
€17.30
|
|
pay 46.7% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
$30.75
€28.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
$608.10
€564.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
$488.80
€453.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
$151.72
€140.76
|
|
pay 44.9% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
$459.30
€426.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
$9,604.44
€8,910.52
|
|
pay 20.1% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Italy
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.10
|
$4.83
€4.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
$6.30
€5.85
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.73
|
$51.79
€48.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.26
|
$9.32
€8.65
|
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pay 6.4% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
$80.37
€74.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
$36.54
€33.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
$89.56
€83.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€101.93
|
$114.84
€106.55
|
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