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The cost of living in Amsterdam is not cheap. Prices are high for locals and even more expensive for
visitors as they do not know the city and where to get the bargains but visitors with sterling can still
get some good discounts.
Amsterdam position in World Ranking
Amsterdam is now ranked 14th most expensive city in western Europe and 39th on earth.
Amsterdam has some of the highest taxes, housing costs, energy bills, health premiums and
grocery prices in the entire country.
Below are a few examples:
These prices are based on updated consistent data as is reliable as of July 11, 2015.
Below are a few further examples:
Amsterdam weed prices 2015 Euro 9 to 14 a gram (shop around)
Newspapers: Financial Times / Guardian newspaper: 3.80 Euros
Adult football ticket: 50-75 Euros
Average Hotel room per night is 200 Euros for a 3-4 * hotel. You can rent private apartments for around
half this amount
Services like a plumber, carpenter workmen are expensive around Euro 100 call out charge and then more
if they do anything.
Health Insurance. Every Legally registered citizen in Netherlands / Amsterdam must have private health
insurance. The rate is fixed at 110 euros a month or slightly more with dental included.
Tobacco products are much cheaper, over half the price of UK, Ireland and most other European countries.
As of January 2015 25 grams of rolling tobacco will cost you around 4.90 euros to 5.50 depending on brand.
Pack of 20 cigarettes will cost around the same.
A loaf of bread. Supermarkets have a large sliced pan at 55 euro cents (real shit). Bread is a big thing in Amsterdam,
so there are many bakeries. Average normal sliced pan in a non-supermarket bakery is around 2-3 Euro. Better Quality.
Entry to Galleries / Museums is not cheap. Average Entry cost is around 7-10 euro per adult.
Average rent in a privately rented apartment is from around 1000 - 1200 euro a month for a small, not
so nice one bedroom, non-central apartment. For something nice and in a central location would be from Euro 1500 a month
based on a 12-month lease. For shorter term rentals, 1-6 months, the rate can double in most cases. Dutch citizens do get
special subsidised rents from 400 a month
Going rate is € 50 for 15 minutes with a prostitute behind a window in the Amsterdam red light district. The average girl will
try get € 100 from a client for a suck and fuck. € 50 just doesn't do it for them as it don't go far in Amsterdam.
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