Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 7.0 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of India, you would:
pay 8.1 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.56
|
$18.74
€17.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.37
|
$12.22
€11.40
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.44
|
$2.94
€2.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.02
|
$2.33
€2.18
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.87
|
$1.79
€1.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.24
|
$6.20
€5.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.02
|
$4.40
€4.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.27
|
$4.42
€4.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.28
|
$6.89
€6.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.56
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.38
|
$1.05
€0.98
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.18
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.36
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.80
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
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pay 5.3 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.61
|
$7.80
€7.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.40
|
$95.88
€89.46
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,141,496.14
|
$31,938.58
€29,797.61
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.02
|
$22.75
€21.22
|
|
pay 8.3 times more for housing
|
India
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.28
|
$43.11
€40.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,651.08
|
$1,289.16
€1,202.74
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,623.62
|
$1,051.87
€981.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,529.23
|
$187.76
€175.17
|
|
pay 17.5 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,703.25
|
$1,627.96
€1,518.83
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,124.45
|
$9,050.97
€8,444.25
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹154.95
|
$5.55
€5.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.89
|
$3.60
€3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.01
|
$11.52
€10.75
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,293.83
|
$38.99
€36.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹282.92
|
$13.94
€13.01
|
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pay 2.8 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,027.44
|
$84.34
€78.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,140.48
|
$38.25
€35.69
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,512.29
|
$92.60
€86.39
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,626.10
|
$118.53
€110.59
|
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