Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 21.3% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Monaco
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.49
€25.50
|
$16.49
€15.30
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.17
€4.79
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$6.10
€5.66
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 13.1% less for groceries
Monaco
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.12
€3.83
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.28
€6.76
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 56.5% more for transportation
Monaco
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
€7.08
|
$8.20
€7.60
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.58
€36.72
|
$97.85
€90.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$28,969.95
€26,876.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.93
|
$25.51
€23.66
|
|
pay 34.8% less for housing
Monaco
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.33
€71.74
|
$45.90
€42.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,728.44
€5,314.56
|
$1,796.60
€1,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$3,664.83
€3,400.05
|
$1,576.07
€1,462.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.95
€136.33
|
$186.48
€173.00
|
|
pay 49.4% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,264.05
|
$1,725.51
€1,600.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,988.99
€20,400.29
|
$11,482.44
€10,652.84
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$5.50
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
€4.40
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.99
€10.20
|
$9.02
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$659.67
€612.01
|
$39.59
€36.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.24
|
$14.29
€13.26
|
|
pay 42.8% less for clothing
Monaco
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$132.67
€123.08
|
$77.95
€72.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.08
€31.62
|
$30.57
€28.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$153.65
€142.55
|
$90.96
€84.39
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$523.34
€485.53
|
$109.87
€101.93
|
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