Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 30.4% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 29.3% less in Estonia
- Groceries
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pay 28.3% less in Estonia
- Transportation
-
pay 41.2% less in Estonia
- Housing
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pay 37.9% less in Estonia
- Childcare
-
pay 51.4% less in Estonia
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 20.2% less in Estonia
- Clothing
-
pay 4.7% less in Estonia
Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Estonia.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 29.3% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€16.58
|
$12.54
€11.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€10.81
|
$8.68
€7.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.61
|
$2.03
€1.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.06
|
$1.77
€1.57
|
|
pay 28.3% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.58
|
$1.10
€0.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.49
|
$5.07
€4.48
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€3.90
|
$4.04
€3.58
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€3.91
|
$2.47
€2.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.09
|
$3.50
€3.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.76
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$0.62
€0.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.46
|
$1.24
€1.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.41
€0.36
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.78
|
$0.46
€0.41
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€6.90
|
$6.86
€6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€84.83
|
$22.40
€19.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€28,257.66
|
$26,622.60
€23,554.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.13
|
$9.20
€8.14
|
|
pay 37.9% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€38.15
|
$27.99
€24.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,140.59
|
$484.69
€428.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€930.64
|
$364.00
€322.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€166.12
|
$208.88
€184.81
|
|
pay 51.4% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,440.34
|
$230.59
€204.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,007.85
|
$7,509.99
€6,644.47
|
|
pay 20.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€4.91
|
$4.19
€3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.19
|
$3.38
€2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.19
|
$5.81
€5.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€34.50
|
$45.35
€40.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.34
|
$8.77
€7.76
|
|
pay 4.7% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Estonia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€74.62
|
$101.44
€89.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€33.85
|
$34.43
€30.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€81.93
|
$81.18
€71.83
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€104.87
|
$98.56
€87.20
|
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