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North America
New York
NY, United States
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in New York compare to Amsterdam?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in New York is 42% better off vs in Amsterdam
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in New York compared to Amsterdam, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$128,820
+$65,269 (+103%) vs Amsterdam
Tax Rate: 32%
Weather
How does the weather in New York compare to Amsterdam?
New York has better overall weather
6.6/10(vs 3.6/10 in Amsterdam)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
17°C(vs 13°C in Amsterdam)
Average Low
10°C(vs 7°C in Amsterdam)
Sunshine Hours
2,535h/yr+873h/yr(+53%)
Average High in hottest month
29°C(vs 21°C in Amsterdam)
Average Low in coldest month
-2°C(vs 1°C in Amsterdam)
Rainy Days
94/yr-14/yr(-13%)
Muggy Days
46/yr+43/yr(+1883%)
Cloud Cover
46%(vs 56% in Amsterdam)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in New York compare to Amsterdam?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in New York compared to Amsterdam?
Avg. Property Price
$14,766 / m²
57% more expensive than Amsterdam
SWE Affordability
9.2 years
2.6 years quicker than Amsterdam
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
New York has around 68 Luma events listed.
That's 258% more events than Amsterdam.
Salary Converter
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