Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Bouvet Island, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Bouvet Island
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Netherlands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$18.74
€17.49
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$12.22
€11.40
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.94
€2.75
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.33
€2.18
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
Bouvet Island
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Netherlands
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.79
€1.67
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.20
€5.79
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.40
€4.11
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.42
€4.12
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$6.89
€6.42
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
€0.81
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.05
€0.98
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.81
€0.76
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.65
€1.54
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
€0.82
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.88
€0.82
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Bouvet Island
|
Netherlands
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.80
€7.27
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$95.88
€89.46
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,938.58
€29,797.61
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.75
€21.22
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Bouvet Island
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Netherlands
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$43.11
€40.22
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,289.16
€1,202.74
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,051.87
€981.36
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$187.76
€175.17
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pay (unknown) more for childcare
Bouvet Island
|
Netherlands
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,627.96
€1,518.83
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,050.97
€8,444.25
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Bouvet Island
|
Netherlands
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$5.55
€5.18
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.60
€3.36
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$11.52
€10.75
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$38.99
€36.38
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.94
€13.01
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Bouvet Island
|
Netherlands
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$84.34
€78.69
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$38.25
€35.69
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.60
€86.39
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$118.53
€110.59
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