Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 28.4% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Germany, you would:
pay 13.8% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.37
|
$18.74
€17.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.71
|
$12.22
€11.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.67
|
$2.94
€2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.29
|
$2.33
€2.22
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Germany
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.93
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.39
|
$6.20
€5.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.17
|
$4.40
€4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.24
|
$4.42
€4.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.94
|
$6.89
€6.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.21
|
$0.86
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$1.05
€1.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.81
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.00
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
pay 25.3% more for transportation
Germany
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.73
|
$7.80
€7.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.43
|
$95.88
€91.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,430.84
|
$31,938.58
€30,411.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€21.92
|
$22.75
€21.66
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
Germany
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€45.91
|
$43.11
€41.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€752.61
|
$1,289.16
€1,227.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€595.39
|
$1,051.87
€1,001.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€219.07
|
$187.76
€178.78
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€436.48
|
$1,627.96
€1,550.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,720.58
|
$9,050.97
€8,618.34
|
|
pay 15.6% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.21
|
$5.55
€5.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.32
|
$3.60
€3.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.32
|
$11.52
€10.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.29
|
$38.99
€37.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.19
|
$13.94
€13.28
|
|
pay 1.7% less for clothing
Germany
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€78.40
|
$84.34
€80.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€38.83
|
$38.25
€36.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.21
|
$92.60
€88.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€117.53
|
$118.53
€112.87
|
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