Cost of living comparison
Finland is 18.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Finland instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 17.9% less for restaurants
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Netherlands
|
Finland
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.85
|
$14.18
€13.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.63
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.80
|
$2.58
€2.45
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.22
|
$1.86
€1.77
|
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pay 9.6% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.91
|
$3.70
€3.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.19
|
$4.27
€4.07
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.21
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.56
|
$5.38
€5.13
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$0.99
€0.94
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.57
|
$1.67
€1.59
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.56
€0.54
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.75
€0.71
|
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pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.42
|
$7.64
€7.28
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.30
|
$60.52
€57.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,411.91
|
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.66
|
$18.35
€17.48
|
|
pay 45.6% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.05
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,227.54
|
$734.49
€699.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,001.59
|
$604.75
€575.85
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.78
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
|
pay 43.0% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,550.15
|
$291.42
€277.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,618.34
|
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.28
|
$7.29
€6.94
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.43
|
$4.21
€4.01
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.97
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.13
|
$41.73
€39.74
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.28
|
$15.60
€14.85
|
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pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Finland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.31
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.43
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.17
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.87
|
$108.56
€103.37
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