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 Sunday, 6 July 2008

Travel

Europe Travel Guides

Europe
Netherlands
Amsterdam

Currency

NameEuro
Symbol
CodeEUR
Uniteuro

Typical prices

ItemAmount
movie ticket € 10.00
tip in a public toilet € 0.50
loaf of packaged bread at Albert Heijn supermarket € 0.75
cup of coffee € 1.80
glass of Heineken € 2.50
tram ticket € 1.60
bicycle rental (per day) € 7.00
Van Gogh Museum admission € 10.00
basic grade marijuana in a coffeeshop € 4.00
one hour of parking € 3.50
Dutch-English dictionary € 7.50
bicycle lock € 10.00
train ticket to Rotterdam € 12.60

Typical accomodation Costs

Low End Mid Range High End Deluxe
€ 40-60€ 60-120€ 120-180€ 180+

Typical meal costs

Low End Mid Range High End Deluxe
€ 5-20€ 20-30€ 30-50€ 50+

Tipping

Restaurant bills usually include a service charge and taxes, but a little extra is always welcome as a tip. It could be something as simple as rounding up to the next euro - or up to 10% (considered quite generous).

For porters, figure EUR 1.00 per bag. Figure also EUR 1.00 for taxi drivers unless it's a long trip, in which case add more. The standard for toilet attendants is EUR 0.50 .

Five-day Weather Forecast:

Amsterdam, NL

06 Jul 2008

Shower. Late
Temp: 20°C/68°F
Wind:   km/h

07 Jul 2008

Rain/W.
Temp: 17°C/63°F
Wind:   35 km/h

08 Jul 2008

Rain
Temp: 18°C/65°F
Wind:   28 km/h

09 Jul 2008

Light Rain
Temp: 18°C/65°F
Wind:   22 km/h

10 Jul 2008

Few Shower.
Temp: 20°C/68°F
Wind:   14 km/h