Cost of living comparison
California is 32.4% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in California instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 2.2% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
California
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.73
|
$21.02
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.56
|
$11.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$2.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$2.16
|
|
pay 53.5% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.69
|
$4.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.87
|
$6.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.17
|
$4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.18
|
$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.51
|
$5.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.99
|
$0.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$1.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$2.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.38
|
$4.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.71
|
$62.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,214.82
|
$30,005.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.52
|
$20.07
|
|
pay 57.4% more for housing
Netherlands
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.79
|
$68.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,219.59
|
$2,371.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€995.10
|
$2,055.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€177.62
|
$171.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Netherlands
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,540.10
|
$1,682.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,562.48
|
$30,905.75
|
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.25
|
$7.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.41
|
$5.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.90
|
$10.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.89
|
$66.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.19
|
$14.41
|
|
pay 10.3% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
California
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.79
|
$52.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.19
|
$40.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.60
|
$85.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.13
|
$117.31
|
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