Cost of living comparison
Charlotte Amalie is 34.5% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Charlotte Amalie instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 23.8% more for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Charlotte Amalie
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$2.08
|
|
pay 99.6% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$7.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$14.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$4.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$2.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.36
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$5.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$45,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
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pay 34.4% more for housing
Amsterdam
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$110.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$1,500.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$1,416.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$229.41
|
|
pay 49.4% more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$1,400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$25,000.00
|
|
pay 33.8% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$6.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$100.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$8.00
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$45.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$65.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$100.00
|
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