Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 20.7% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 30.0% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$10.09
CRC5,143.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
$9.20
CRC4,690.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$1.83
CRC930.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.29
|
$1.68
CRC853.78
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Amsterdam
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
$2.05
CRC1,044.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.41
|
$3.67
CRC1,870.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.37
|
$7.11
CRC3,624.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
$3.18
CRC1,620.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$3.84
CRC1,955.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$2.21
CRC1,127.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.53
CRC270.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.88
CRC447.50
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$1.08
CRC551.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.98
CRC499.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.03
CRC523.43
|
|
pay 30.9% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.61
|
$6.17
CRC3,142.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€90.87
|
$35.74
CRC18,213.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,580,948.70
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.69
|
$13.32
CRC6,787.62
|
|
pay 50.2% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
$50.83
CRC25,908.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
$686.22
CRC349,749.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
$420.20
CRC214,165.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
$44.00
CRC22,427.96
|
|
pay 51.6% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
$358.07
CRC182,501.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,449,707.20
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.79
CRC1,421.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.24
|
$3.05
CRC1,554.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
$4.37
CRC2,226.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.76
|
$60.66
CRC30,914.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.27
|
$7.44
CRC3,789.93
|
|
pay 26.8% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
$85.11
CRC43,380.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
$48.81
CRC24,875.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.47
|
$122.12
CRC62,242.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.03
|
$113.99
CRC58,099.22
|
|
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