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Amsterdam Cost of Living
The cost of living in Amsterdam has increased hugely since the introduction of the Euro on January 1st 2002.
On the 31st of December 2001 the cost of a cup of coffee in a coffee shop was Gilders 3 but the next day January 1st the same cup of coffee cost Euro 2 , an increase of 50%. This happened to nearly everything except peoples wages.
Amsterdam is no longer the cheap city it once was.
Some basic prices below as of September 2006.
Train to and from Airport Euro 3.60
Pack of 20 cigarettes €4
One-
33cl bottle of beer: €1.50 (Cheaper in supermarkets)
Financial Times newspaper: €5
Times newspaper €3
City-
Adult football Ajax ticket: €25
Three-
A one bedroom apartment in the city Centrex €200.000 upwards or an entire canal house comprising six entire floors €700.000 upwards
1 Euro (€1) = £0.72; US$1.25; C$1.60; A$1.80; f2.20
Currency conversion rates as of September 2006
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