Cost of living comparison

 Netherlands
compared to
 Canada
Canada vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 7.8% cheaper than Netherlands overall.

Restaurants
pay 23.4% less in Canada
Groceries
pay 26.2% more in Canada
Transportation
pay 31.7% less in Canada
Housing
pay 0.9% more in Canada
Childcare
pay 11.2% less in Canada
Entertainment and Sports
pay 1.2% less in Canada
Clothing
pay 14.1% less in Canada

The cost of groceries and housing in Canada are more expensive than in Netherlands. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Canada.

Canada vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Netherlands, you would:

pay 23.4% less for restaurants

 
Netherlands
Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.74
€17.85
$16.37
CA$23.49
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.22
€11.63
$10.01
CA$14.36
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.94
€2.80
$2.00
CA$2.86

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pay 26.2% more for groceries

 
Netherlands
Canada
Bread
1 loaf
$1.79
€1.70
$2.48
CA$3.56
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.20
€5.91
$5.30
CA$7.61
Milk (1 gallon) $4.40
€4.19
$8.04
CA$11.53

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pay 31.7% less for transportation

 
Netherlands
Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.80
€7.42
$4.35
CA$6.24
Monthly public transit pass $95.88
€91.30
$65.88
CA$94.51
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,938.58
€30,410.44
$24,555.94
CA$35,229.18

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pay 0.9% more for housing

 
Netherlands
Canada
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$43.11
€41.05
$60.95
CA$87.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,289.16
€1,227.48
$1,220.42
CA$1,750.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,051.87
€1,001.54
$1,114.36
CA$1,598.71

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pay 11.2% less for childcare

 
Netherlands
Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,627.96
€1,550.07
$729.99
CA$1,047.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,050.97
€8,617.92
$12,017.58
CA$17,241.02

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Netherlands
Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.55
€5.28
$5.20
CA$7.46
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.60
€3.43
$3.58
CA$5.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$11.52
€10.97
$12.91
CA$18.52

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pay 14.1% less for clothing

 
Netherlands
Canada
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$84.34
€80.31
$53.89
CA$77.31
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$38.25
€36.42
$39.01
CA$55.97
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.60
€88.17
$84.94
CA$121.85

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025
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