Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 10.4% more expensive than Florida.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Florida, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
Florida
|
Netherlands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.47
|
$18.74
€17.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
|
$12.22
€11.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.61
|
$2.94
€2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
|
$2.33
€2.24
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Florida
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.56
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.40
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
|
$4.40
€4.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.70
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.23
|
$6.89
€6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.86
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.05
€1.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.81
€0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.18
|
$1.65
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.88
€0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.60
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
pay 57.6% more for transportation
Florida
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.36
|
$7.80
€7.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.15
|
$95.88
€92.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,918.41
|
$31,938.58
€30,657.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.07
|
$22.75
€21.84
|
|
pay 18.0% less for housing
Florida
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.97
|
$43.11
€41.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,891.59
|
$1,289.16
€1,237.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,611.24
|
$1,051.87
€1,009.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.62
|
$187.76
€180.22
|
|
pay 15.8% more for childcare
Florida
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$923.14
|
$1,627.96
€1,562.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,426.17
|
$9,050.97
€8,687.82
|
|
pay 2.9% more for entertainment and sports
Florida
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.61
|
$5.55
€5.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.94
|
$3.60
€3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.80
|
$11.52
€11.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.55
|
$38.99
€37.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.47
|
$13.94
€13.39
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Florida
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.20
|
$84.34
€80.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$38.25
€36.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.28
|
$92.60
€88.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.33
|
$118.53
€113.78
|
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