Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 81.0% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 72.0% more for restaurants
San Jose
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,494.66
|
$21.77
€20.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,995.14
|
$13.06
€12.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.33
|
$3.31
€3.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.56
|
$2.81
€2.58
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
San Jose
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,362.55
|
$2.11
€1.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,303.32
|
$6.59
€6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,757.69
|
$5.10
€4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,663.57
|
$4.45
€4.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,333.41
|
$5.95
€5.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.06
|
$0.95
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.56
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC666.72
|
$0.94
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.01
|
$1.55
€1.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.46
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.22
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 66.2% more for transportation
San Jose
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,861.98
|
$8.18
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,546.21
|
$88.71
€81.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,184,264.78
|
$32,110.45
€29,514.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,995.16
|
$25.25
€23.21
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,351.01
|
$50.09
€46.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC358,820.77
|
$2,059.29
€1,892.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,089.16
|
$1,685.95
€1,549.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,084.06
|
$203.74
€187.27
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
San Jose
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,269.31
|
$2,119.81
€1,948.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,485,825.82
|
$11,765.02
€10,813.82
|
|
pay 72.9% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,773.28
|
$7.08
€6.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,823.87
|
$4.28
€3.93
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,347.72
|
$10.34
€9.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,145.64
|
$62.30
€57.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,996.11
|
$16.33
€15.01
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,872.17
|
$89.06
€81.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,742.72
|
$33.70
€30.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,892.75
|
$94.07
€86.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,193.13
|
$110.42
€101.49
|
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