Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 7.5% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Washington, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Amsterdam
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$21.77
€20.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$13.06
€12.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
|
$3.31
€3.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.81
€2.62
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.88
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.06
|
$6.59
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
|
$5.10
€4.76
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
|
$4.45
€4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.74
|
$5.95
€5.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.34
|
$0.95
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.28
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.55
€1.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$8.18
€7.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$80.00
|
$88.71
€82.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,699.74
|
$32,110.45
€29,953.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.96
|
$25.25
€23.56
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.57
|
$50.09
€46.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,560.23
|
$2,059.29
€1,920.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,084.16
|
$1,685.95
€1,572.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.15
|
$203.74
€190.06
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,326.57
|
$2,119.81
€1,977.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$51,000.00
|
$11,765.02
€10,974.66
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.08
€6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.48
|
$4.28
€3.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.11
|
$10.34
€9.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$104.29
|
$62.30
€58.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.68
|
$16.33
€15.23
|
|
pay 17.0% less for clothing
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.41
|
$89.06
€83.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.96
|
$33.70
€31.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.93
|
$94.07
€87.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$173.48
|
$110.42
€103.00
|
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