Cost of living comparison

Netherlands

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United States

Saint Louis vs. Amsterdam Cost of Living Summary

Saint Louis is 20.3% cheaper than Amsterdam.

Restaurants: pay 29.1% less in Saint Louis
Groceries: pay 32.4% more in Saint Louis
Transportation: pay 42.2% less in Saint Louis
Housing: pay 23.7% less in Saint Louis
Childcare: pay 18.3% less in Saint Louis
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% less in Saint Louis
Clothing: pay 29.4% less in Saint Louis

Expenses including transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, restaurants, housing, and childcare are lower in Saint Louis.

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Saint Louis vs. Amsterdam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Louis instead of Amsterdam, you would:

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pay 29.1% less for restaurants

	Amsterdam	Saint Louis
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$23.36 €20.75	$22.50	-3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$16.35 €14.53	$10.00	-38.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.72 €3.31	$2.50	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 €2.92	$1.94	-40.9%
Average			-29.1%

Amsterdam vs. Saint Louis - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.4% more for groceries

	Amsterdam	Saint Louis
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 €2.41	$2.91	+7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.72 €6.85	$6.74	-12.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 €5.54	$3.84	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.27 €4.68	$3.11	-41.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.35 €5.64	$5.05	-20.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.42 €1.26	$3.18	+123.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 €1.05	$0.93	-21.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.92	$2.75	+164.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09 €1.86	$2.19	+4.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.71	+81.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.78	$1.85	+109.8%
Average			+32.4%

Amsterdam vs. Saint Louis - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% less for transportation

	Amsterdam	Saint Louis
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.77 €7.79	$2.94	-66.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$116.79 €103.75	$78.00	-33.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,381.38 €39,425.57	$36,336.95	-18.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.69 €29.04	$15.93	-51.3%
Average			-42.2%

Amsterdam vs. Saint Louis - Cost of transportation

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pay 23.7% less for housing

	Amsterdam	Saint Louis
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.20 €46.37	$71.50	+37.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,488.65 €2,210.76	$1,372.50	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,040.62 €1,812.75	$975.00	-52.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$241.43 €214.47	$157.70	-34.7%
Average			-23.7%

Amsterdam vs. Saint Louis - Cost of housing

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pay 18.3% less for childcare

	Amsterdam	Saint Louis
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,924.24 €2,597.71	$1,303.33	-55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,029.43 €17,792.87	$23,800.00	+18.8%
Average			-18.3%

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pay 32.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Amsterdam	Saint Louis
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.59 €6.74	$5.20	-31.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 €4.48	$4.92	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.60 €12.97	$7.90	-45.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.91 €52.33	$26.88	-54.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.52 €15.56	$13.00	-25.8%
Average			-32.0%

Amsterdam vs. Saint Louis - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 29.4% less for clothing

	Amsterdam	Saint Louis
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$98.80 €87.77	$55.00	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.66 €47.67	$38.00	-29.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$127.18 €112.98	$92.12	-27.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.92 €137.62	$129.17	-16.6%
Average			-29.4%

Amsterdam vs. Saint Louis - Cost of clothing

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