Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 4.5% cheaper than Boston.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.1% more in Amsterdam
- Groceries
-
pay 32.1% less in Amsterdam
- Transportation
-
pay 44.8% more in Amsterdam
- Housing
-
pay 13.3% less in Amsterdam
- Childcare
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pay 22.2% less in Amsterdam
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 16.0% less in Amsterdam
- Clothing
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pay 2.5% more in Amsterdam
The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Amsterdam are more expensive than in Boston. Expenses including groceries, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Amsterdam.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Boston, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
|
Boston
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$21.44
€19.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.55
|
$13.93
€12.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$3.23
€2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$2.79
€2.48
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
|
Boston
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.39
|
$2.06
€1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
|
$6.58
€5.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$4.76
€4.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
|
$4.81
€4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
|
$6.45
€5.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$1.03
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$0.88
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
|
$1.81
€1.61
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.88
€0.78
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
pay 44.8% more for transportation
|
Boston
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$8.09
€7.19
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$87.51
€77.78
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$35,207.42
€31,294.11
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
|
$24.86
€22.10
|
|
pay 13.3% less for housing
|
Boston
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.88
|
$47.53
€42.25
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,280.96
|
$2,189.86
€1,946.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,453.85
|
$1,816.26
€1,614.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.96
|
$206.94
€183.94
|
|
pay 22.2% less for childcare
|
Boston
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,428.57
|
$2,377.37
€2,113.12
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$14,444.53
€12,839.02
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Boston
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$6.43
€5.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.79
|
$4.20
€3.73
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.83
|
$13.40
€11.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.18
|
$65.86
€58.54
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$15.00
€13.34
|
|
pay 2.5% more for clothing
|
Boston
|
Amsterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.32
|
$92.54
€82.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
|
$37.12
€33.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.17
|
$106.57
€94.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.18
|
$114.59
€101.85
|
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