Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 15.3% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Douglas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 32.8% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.69
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 27.3% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 1.4% more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 2.7% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Douglas
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.76
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 28.8% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Douglas
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.47
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.03
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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