Cost of living comparison

Netherlands

compared to

Canada

Red Deer vs. Amsterdam Cost of Living Summary

Red Deer is 38.0% cheaper than Amsterdam.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% less in Red Deer
Groceries: pay 3.4% less in Red Deer
Transportation: pay 54.0% less in Red Deer
Housing: pay 32.4% less in Red Deer
Childcare: pay 66.4% less in Red Deer
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% less in Red Deer
Clothing: pay 40.7% less in Red Deer

Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Red Deer.

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Red Deer vs. Amsterdam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Red Deer instead of Amsterdam, you would:

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pay 42.2% less for restaurants

	Amsterdam	Red Deer
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €20.75	$17.22 CA$24.54	-26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.35 €14.53	$9.69 CA$13.80	-40.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.72 €3.31	$1.68 CA$2.40	-54.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 €2.92	$1.75 CA$2.49	-46.8%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 3.4% less for groceries

	Amsterdam	Red Deer
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 €2.41	$2.56 CA$3.65	-5.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.72 €6.85	$5.19 CA$7.39	-32.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 €5.54	$6.34 CA$9.03	+1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.27 €4.68	$3.17 CA$4.52	-39.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.35 €5.64	$5.43 CA$7.74	-14.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 €1.26	$2.03 CA$2.90	+43.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.61 CA$0.86	-48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.92	$1.71 CA$2.43	+64.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09 €1.86	$1.56 CA$2.22	-25.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.09 CA$1.55	+15.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.78	$0.92 CA$1.31	+4.5%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 54.0% less for transportation

	Amsterdam	Red Deer
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 €7.79	$3.72 CA$5.29	-57.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$116.79 €103.75	$52.92 CA$75.40	-54.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,381.38 €39,425.57	$24,382.26 CA$34,736.19	-45.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.69 €29.04	$13.60 CA$19.37	-58.4%
Average			-54.0%

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pay 32.4% less for housing

	Amsterdam	Red Deer
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.37	$63.09 CA$89.88	+20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,488.65 €2,210.76	$1,060.84 CA$1,511.32	-57.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,040.62 €1,812.75	$973.53 CA$1,386.94	-52.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$241.43 €214.47	$143.49 CA$204.42	-40.6%
Average			-32.4%

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pay 66.4% less for childcare

	Amsterdam	Red Deer
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,924.24 €2,597.71	$665.47 CA$948.06	-77.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,029.43 €17,792.87	$8,898.11 CA$12,676.70	-55.6%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 27.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Amsterdam	Red Deer
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.59 €6.74	$5.02 CA$7.16	-33.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.48	$3.68 CA$5.24	-27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.60 €12.97	$14.35 CA$20.45	-1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.91 €52.33	$38.84 CA$55.33	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.52 €15.56	$10.76 CA$15.33	-38.6%
Average			-27.1%

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pay 40.7% less for clothing

	Amsterdam	Red Deer
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.80 €87.77	$49.96 CA$71.18	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.66 €47.67	$34.08 CA$48.55	-36.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$127.18 €112.98	$73.91 CA$105.30	-41.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.92 €137.62	$100.50 CA$143.18	-35.1%
Average			-40.7%

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