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Amstelveen vs. Dublin Cost of Living Summary

Amstelveen is 14.9% more expensive than Dublin.

Restaurants
pay 29.6% more in Amstelveen
Groceries
pay 2.7% less in Amstelveen
Transportation
pay 11.9% more in Amstelveen
Housing
pay 8.8% more in Amstelveen
Childcare
pay 88.2% more in Amstelveen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 19.7% less in Amstelveen
Clothing
pay 11.8% less in Amstelveen

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, and housing in Amstelveen are more expensive than in Dublin. Expenses including entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Amstelveen. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Amstelveen.

Amstelveen vs. Dublin Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Amstelveen instead of Dublin, you would:

pay 29.6% more for restaurants

 
Dublin
Amstelveen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.69
€22.07
$25.70
€22.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.14
€11.28
$14.02
€12.04
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.76
€2.37
$3.94
€3.39

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

 
Dublin
Amstelveen
Bread
1 loaf
$2.18
€1.87
$1.64
€1.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.43
€5.52
$6.65
€5.71
Milk (1 gallon) $6.77
€5.81
$4.56
€3.92

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pay 11.9% more for transportation

 
Dublin
Amstelveen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.79
€6.69
$8.53
€7.33
Monthly public transit pass $110.95
€95.29
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,559.40
€36,550.48
$31,918.82
€27,412.23

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pay 8.8% more for housing

 
Dublin
Amstelveen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$56.79
€48.77
$60.35
€51.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,406.85
€2,067.03
$2,316.51
€1,989.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,011.21
€1,727.25
$1,596.25
€1,370.88

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pay 88.2% more for childcare

 
Dublin
Amstelveen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,324.27
€1,137.30
$2,024.52
€1,738.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,401.84
€8,074.41
$21,023.81
€18,055.48

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pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Dublin
Amstelveen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.18
€7.02
$5.84
€5.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.77
€4.10
$4.09
€3.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$21.02
€18.05
$14.60
€12.54

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

 
Dublin
Amstelveen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$108.66
€93.32
$61.32
€52.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$50.22
€43.13
$46.72
€40.12
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$114.78
€98.57
$93.05
€79.91

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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