Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 10.5% more expensive than Brussels.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 4.5% more for restaurants
Brussels
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$2.47
€2.31
|
|
pay 3.5% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$6.91
€6.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$4.71
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 26.3% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$97.85
€91.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$25.51
€23.83
|
|
pay 37.1% more for housing
Brussels
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
|
pay 14.7% more for childcare
Brussels
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
|
pay 5.2% more for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$39.59
€36.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
pay 10.7% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Amsterdam
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$109.87
€102.63
|
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