Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 2.1 times more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 16.0% more for restaurants
Victoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.88
SCR187.71
|
$16.49
€15.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.77
SCR50.99
|
$2.71
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
SCR30.83
|
$2.47
€2.31
|
|
pay 5.1% less for groceries
Victoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$6.91
€6.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.26
SCR98.21
|
$4.71
€4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
SCR40.25
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
SCR34.67
|
$4.87
€4.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
SCR10.06
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.94
SCR39.72
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
SCR11.29
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.34
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 94.0% more for transportation
Victoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$8.20
€7.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.06
SCR325.50
|
$97.85
€91.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$25.51
€23.83
|
|
pay 56.1% more for housing
Victoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$913.34
SCR12,355.57
|
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.97
SCR10,483.74
|
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.70
SCR1,348.79
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Victoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,982.14
SCR53,869.98
|
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
|
pay 5.4% less for entertainment and sports
Victoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$5.50
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.06
SCR68.43
|
$3.49
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.60
SCR156.92
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$91.48
SCR1,237.56
|
$39.59
€36.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.75
SCR145.48
|
$14.29
€13.35
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Victoria
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.26
SCR815.13
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.50
SCR1,129.62
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.68
SCR1,307.93
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$109.87
€102.63
|
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