Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 0.1% cheaper than Dallas.
- Restaurants
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pay 6.4% more in Netherlands
- Groceries
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pay 8.0% less in Netherlands
- Transportation
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pay 47.2% more in Netherlands
- Housing
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pay 24.8% less in Netherlands
- Childcare
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pay 20.9% less in Netherlands
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 3.7% less in Netherlands
- Clothing
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pay 3.0% more in Netherlands
The cost of transportation, restaurants, and clothing in Netherlands are more expensive than in Dallas. Expenses including housing, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Netherlands.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Dallas, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
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Dallas
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Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$18.74
€18.18
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$12.22
€11.85
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$2.94
€2.86
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
|
$2.33
€2.26
|
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pay 8.0% less for groceries
|
Dallas
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
|
$1.79
€1.74
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
|
$6.20
€6.01
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$4.40
€4.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
|
$4.42
€4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.02
|
$6.89
€6.68
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.11
|
$0.86
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
|
$1.05
€1.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
|
$0.81
€0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
|
$1.65
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
|
$0.88
€0.86
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
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pay 47.2% more for transportation
|
Dallas
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
|
$7.80
€7.56
|
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| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.00
|
$95.88
€92.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
|
$31,938.58
€30,973.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.92
|
$22.75
€22.06
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
|
Dallas
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.92
|
$43.11
€41.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,749.96
|
$1,289.16
€1,250.22
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,499.21
|
$1,051.87
€1,020.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$205.18
|
$187.76
€182.08
|
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pay 20.9% less for childcare
|
Dallas
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,310.00
|
$1,627.96
€1,578.78
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| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$26,633.33
|
$9,050.97
€8,777.55
|
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pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dallas
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.55
€5.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.42
|
$3.60
€3.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$11.52
€11.17
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.38
|
$38.99
€37.81
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.88
|
$13.94
€13.52
|
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pay 3.0% more for clothing
|
Dallas
|
Netherlands
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.94
|
$84.34
€81.80
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.22
|
$38.25
€37.10
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.18
|
$92.60
€89.80
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.07
|
$118.53
€114.95
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