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Amstelveen vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Amstelveen is 56.2% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants
pay 66.0% more in Amstelveen
Groceries
pay 2.1% less in Amstelveen
Transportation
pay 22.2% more in Amstelveen
Housing
pay 75.7% more in Amstelveen
Childcare
pay 2.7 times more in Amstelveen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 50.8% more in Amstelveen
Clothing
pay 6.7% more in Amstelveen

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and clothing in Amstelveen are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Amstelveen.

Amstelveen vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

pay 66.0% more for restaurants

 
Rome
Amstelveen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.05
$25.70
€22.07
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$11.68
€10.03
$14.02
€12.04
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.50
€2.15
$3.94
€3.39

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

 
Rome
Amstelveen
Bread
1 loaf
$2.21
€1.90
$1.64
€1.41
Local cheese (8 oz) $9.54
€8.19
$6.65
€5.71
Milk (1 gallon) $7.12
€6.11
$4.56
€3.92

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pay 22.2% more for transportation

 
Rome
Amstelveen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
€6.58
$8.53
€7.33
Monthly public transit pass $40.88
€35.11
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,199.74
€25,077.06
$31,918.82
€27,412.23

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pay 75.7% more for housing

 
Rome
Amstelveen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.12
€27.58
$60.35
€51.83
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,436.63
€1,233.79
$2,316.51
€1,989.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $927.65
€796.68
$1,596.25
€1,370.88

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Rome
Amstelveen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $568.18
€487.96
$2,024.52
€1,738.68
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,951.36
€9,405.15
$21,023.81
€18,055.48

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pay 50.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Rome
Amstelveen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.84
€5.02
$5.84
€5.02
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.01
€1.73
$4.09
€3.51
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
€6.17
$14.60
€12.54

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

 
Rome
Amstelveen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$81.76
€70.22
$61.32
€52.66
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.76
€32.43
$46.72
€40.12
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$88.68
€76.16
$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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