Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 26.2% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 57.7% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.42
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.28
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.54
|
$1.07
$166.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$0.73
$113.65
|
|
pay 49.7% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.46
|
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.68
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$3.01
$469.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$2.21
$345.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$1.30
$202.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.71
$267.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$1.16
$181.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.97
$151.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.94
$146.11
|
|
pay 12.9% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$5.12
$799.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.48
|
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,083.57
|
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.85
|
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
|
pay 44.6% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.91
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,679.61
|
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,473.44
|
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.33
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
|
pay 82.0% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,613.15
|
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,734.76
|
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.15
$335.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$3.65
$570.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.43
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€37.01
|
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.36
|
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.87
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.58
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€85.04
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.72
|
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
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