Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Amsterdam
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.71
|
$21.77
€20.05
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.93
|
$13.06
€12.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$3.31
€3.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$2.81
€2.59
|
|
pay 10.3% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.31
|
$6.59
€6.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.90
|
$5.10
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
$4.45
€4.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.24
|
$5.95
€5.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.67
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.41
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.12
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.85
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 4.5% more for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.53
|
$8.18
€7.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.49
|
$88.71
€81.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,913.31
|
$32,110.45
€29,577.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.36
|
$25.25
€23.26
|
|
pay 19.2% more for housing
Saint Helier
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.50
|
$50.09
€46.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,460.54
|
$2,059.29
€1,896.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$1,685.95
€1,552.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£84.94
|
$203.74
€187.67
|
|
pay 15.7% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,571.94
|
$2,119.81
€1,952.58
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,707.76
|
$11,765.02
€10,836.84
|
|
pay 9.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.45
|
$7.08
€6.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.74
|
$4.28
€3.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.15
|
$10.34
€9.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£59.91
|
$62.30
€57.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.87
|
$16.33
€15.04
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.26
|
$89.06
€82.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.58
|
$33.70
€31.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£77.98
|
$94.07
€86.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.54
|
$110.42
€101.71
|
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