Cost of living comparison

 Amersfoort, Netherlands
compared to
 Netherlands
Netherlands vs. Amersfoort Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 1.4% more expensive than Amersfoort.

Restaurants
pay 0.5% less in Netherlands
Groceries
pay 0.8% less in Netherlands
Transportation
pay 4.4% less in Netherlands
Housing
pay 10.0% less in Netherlands
Childcare
pay 22.5% more in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.7% more in Netherlands
Clothing
pay 0.6% less in Netherlands

The cost of childcare and entertainment and sports in Netherlands are more expensive than in Amersfoort. Expenses including housing, transportation, groceries, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Netherlands.

Netherlands vs. Amersfoort Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Netherlands instead of Amersfoort, you would:

pay 0.5% less for restaurants

 
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $19.29
€16.50
$18.74
€16.03
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.27
€10.50
$12.22
€10.45
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
€2.52
$2.94
€2.52

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

 
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Bread
1 loaf
$1.87
€1.60
$1.79
€1.53
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.57
€5.62
$6.20
€5.31
Milk (1 gallon) $4.28
€3.66
$4.40
€3.77

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pay 4.4% less for transportation

 
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.82
€6.69
$7.80
€6.67
Monthly public transit pass $106.10
€90.77
$95.88
€82.03
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,149.14
€27,503.59
$31,938.58
€27,323.45

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pay 10.0% less for housing

 
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.30
€37.04
$43.11
€36.88
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,500.47
€1,283.65
$1,289.16
€1,102.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,255.75
€1,074.29
$1,051.87
€899.87

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pay 22.5% more for childcare

 
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,009.56
€1,719.18
$1,627.96
€1,392.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,519.58
€4,722.00
$9,050.97
€7,743.11

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pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.36
€4.58
$5.55
€4.75
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.31
€2.83
$3.60
€3.08
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$10.50
€8.99
$11.52
€9.86

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pay 0.6% less for clothing

 
Amersfoort
Netherlands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.31
€76.40
$84.34
€72.16
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.22
€39.54
$38.25
€32.73
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.98
€77.83
$92.60
€79.22

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