Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 14.8% more expensive than Manchester.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Manchester, you would:
pay 32.3% more for restaurants
Manchester
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$21.77
€20.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.94
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
£1.97
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.45
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 11.2% more for groceries
Manchester
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.41
£1.11
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
£3.50
|
$6.59
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
£4.49
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
£3.02
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.47
£2.73
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
£1.11
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
£1.35
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
£1.56
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
£0.80
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.56
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Manchester
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.09
£5.58
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.90
£79.42
|
$88.71
€81.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,673.52
£28,078.34
|
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.11
£20.55
|
$25.25
€23.21
|
|
pay 26.3% more for housing
Manchester
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.71
£29.68
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,476.02
£1,161.76
|
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,119.33
£881.02
|
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$247.23
£194.59
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
|
pay 7.7% more for childcare
Manchester
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,558.15
£1,226.41
|
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,819.30
£11,664.15
|
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
Manchester
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.31
£4.96
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.49
£3.54
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.71
£13.15
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.36
£27.83
|
$62.30
€57.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.98
£9.43
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 12.4% more for clothing
Manchester
|
Amsterdam
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.80
£63.59
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.52
£29.53
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.18
£67.83
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.54
£61.82
|
$110.42
€101.49
|
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