Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 6.0% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Washington, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Washington
|
Amsterdam
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$16.49
€15.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.71
€2.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$2.47
€2.32
|
|
pay 28.4% less for groceries
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.77
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$6.91
€6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.71
€4.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.93
€3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$4.87
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.46
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 49.5% more for transportation
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$8.20
€7.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$97.85
€91.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$28,969.95
€27,181.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$25.51
€23.93
|
|
pay 2.8% less for housing
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$45.90
€43.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$1,796.60
€1,685.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$1,576.07
€1,478.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$186.48
€174.96
|
|
pay 35.5% less for childcare
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$1,725.51
€1,618.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$11,482.44
€10,773.40
|
|
pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$5.50
€5.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$3.49
€3.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$9.02
€8.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$39.59
€37.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$14.29
€13.41
|
|
pay 4.5% less for clothing
Washington
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$77.95
€73.13
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$30.57
€28.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$90.96
€85.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$109.87
€103.09
|
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