Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 20.2% more expensive than Paris.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Paris, you would:
pay 3.7% more for restaurants
Paris
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.20
|
$21.44
€20.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.16
|
$13.93
€13.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.87
|
$3.23
€3.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.80
|
$2.79
€2.64
|
|
pay 15.4% less for groceries
Paris
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.90
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.62
|
$6.58
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.11
|
$4.76
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.58
|
$4.81
€4.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.97
|
$6.45
€6.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.42
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.68
|
$1.81
€1.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.04
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
Paris
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.24
|
$8.09
€7.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€87.54
|
$87.51
€82.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€30,902.59
|
$35,207.42
€33,283.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€23.48
|
$24.86
€23.51
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
Paris
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€31.81
|
$47.53
€44.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,292.54
|
$2,189.86
€2,070.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€999.59
|
$1,816.26
€1,717.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€178.08
|
$206.94
€195.63
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Paris
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€714.94
|
$2,377.37
€2,247.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,071.35
|
$14,444.53
€13,655.25
|
|
pay 17.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.09
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.08
|
$4.20
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.66
|
$13.40
€12.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€34.49
|
$65.86
€62.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.17
|
$15.00
€14.18
|
|
pay 14.7% less for clothing
Paris
|
Amsterdam
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€98.14
|
$92.54
€87.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€44.02
|
$37.12
€35.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€105.45
|
$106.57
€100.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€140.83
|
$114.59
€108.32
|
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