Cost of living comparison
Colorado is 12.4% more expensive than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.6% less in Colorado
- Groceries
-
pay 37.8% more in Colorado
- Transportation
-
pay 24.8% less in Colorado
- Housing
-
pay 31.9% more in Colorado
- Childcare
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pay 35.9% more in Colorado
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.9% more in Colorado
- Clothing
-
pay 3.6% less in Colorado
The cost of groceries, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Colorado are more expensive than in Netherlands. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Colorado.
If you lived in Colorado instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 3.6% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.23
|
$19.04
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.23
|
$11.37
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.71
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.14
|
$2.32
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$3.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$7.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.06
|
$3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.33
|
$5.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$2.25
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.34
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.17
|
$3.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€88.16
|
$88.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€29,367.46
|
$31,015.29
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.92
|
$15.73
|
|
pay 31.9% more for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€39.64
|
$66.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,185.38
|
$1,907.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€967.19
|
$1,578.72
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€172.64
|
$140.99
|
|
pay 35.9% more for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,496.91
|
$1,413.76
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,322.35
|
$16,745.82
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.10
|
$5.84
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$5.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.59
|
$9.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€35.85
|
$53.68
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.82
|
$13.00
|
|
pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Colorado
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€77.55
|
$54.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€35.18
|
$49.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€85.14
|
$89.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€108.99
|
$113.77
|
|
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