Cost of living comparison
George Town is 51.9% more expensive than Amsterdam.
If you lived in George Town instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 9.4% more for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$3.22
$2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$2.49
$2.08
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$4.74
$3.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.46
|
$5.32
$4.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$17.47
$14.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.68
|
$6.81
$5.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$4.57
$3.82
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$3.42
$2.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.39
$1.16
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$2.71
$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$3.00
$2.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$2.60
$2.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.79
$1.50
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$6.60
$5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.48
|
$30.00
$25.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,083.57
|
$35,995.22
$30,070.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.85
|
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pay 80.8% more for housing
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.91
|
$131.85
$110.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,679.61
|
$2,699.64
$2,255.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,473.44
|
$1,899.75
$1,587.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.33
|
$308.06
$257.36
|
|
pay 10.3% more for childcare
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,613.15
|
$929.88
$776.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,734.76
|
$19,137.46
$15,987.38
|
|
pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$6.60
$5.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$5.85
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.43
|
$12.00
$10.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.01
|
$66.79
$55.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$18.00
$15.04
|
|
pay 99.3% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
George Town
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.87
|
$83.99
$70.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.58
|
$106.49
$88.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.04
|
$181.18
$151.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.72
|
$155.98
$130.30
|
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