Cost of living comparison

 Anguilla
compared to
 Netherlands
Netherlands vs. Anguilla Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 2.4 times more expensive than Anguilla overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.4% less in Netherlands
Groceries
pay 9.1% less in Netherlands
Transportation
pay 4.5% less in Netherlands
Housing
pay 2.8% less in Netherlands
Childcare
pay 9.5 times more in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.9% less in Netherlands

Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Netherlands. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Netherlands.

Netherlands vs. Anguilla Cost Breakdown

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

pay 10.4% less for restaurants

 
Anguilla
Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $20.00
EC$54.05
$18.74
€17.24
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
EC$27.03
$12.22
€11.24
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.50
EC$9.46
$2.94
€2.71

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pay 9.1% less for groceries

 
Anguilla
Netherlands
Bread
1 loaf
$3.50
EC$9.47
$1.79
€1.65
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.02
EC$29.79
$6.20
€5.70
Milk (1 gallon) $6.60
EC$17.84
$4.40
€4.05

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pay 4.5% less for transportation

 
Anguilla
Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.50
EC$17.57
$7.80
€7.17
Monthly public transit pass ?? $95.88
€88.17
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
$31,938.58
€29,370.17

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pay 2.8% less for housing

 
Anguilla
Netherlands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$55.00
EC$148.64
$43.11
€39.65
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $1,289.16
€1,185.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $800.00
EC$2,162.04
$1,051.87
€967.28

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pay 9.5 times more for childcare

 
Anguilla
Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $100.00
EC$270.25
$1,627.96
€1,497.05
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
$9,050.97
€8,323.12

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pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Anguilla
Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.00
EC$10.81
$5.55
€5.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.00
EC$13.51
$3.60
€3.31
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $11.52
€10.59

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Anguilla
Netherlands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $84.34
€77.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $38.25
€35.18
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $92.60
€85.15

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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