Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 51.3% more expensive than Vienna.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Vienna, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.19
|
$16.49
€15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.97
€2.73
|
$2.71
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
€2.15
|
$2.47
€2.27
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
$1.77
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
€5.51
|
$6.91
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
€5.20
|
$4.71
€4.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.79
|
$3.93
€3.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.83
|
$4.87
€4.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.02
|
$1.11
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.03
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.49
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.47
€6.88
|
$8.20
€7.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.48
€45.56
|
$97.85
€90.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,585.69
€26,325.99
|
$28,969.95
€26,679.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.56
€17.09
|
$25.51
€23.49
|
|
pay 63.4% more for housing
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.60
€30.02
|
$45.90
€42.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$918.12
€845.54
|
$1,796.60
€1,654.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$715.20
€658.67
|
$1,576.07
€1,451.48
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.75
€177.51
|
$186.48
€171.73
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.36
€253.59
|
$1,725.51
€1,589.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,936.40
€11,913.78
|
$11,482.44
€10,574.76
|
|
pay 16.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.84
€4.46
|
$5.50
€5.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
€3.68
|
$3.49
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.08
|
$9.02
€8.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.68
€29.17
|
$39.59
€36.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.09
€11.14
|
$14.29
€13.16
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Vienna
|
Amsterdam
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.30
€86.84
|
$77.95
€71.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.86
€33.02
|
$30.57
€28.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.35
€83.21
|
$90.96
€83.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.35
€107.16
|
$109.87
€101.19
|
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