Cost of living comparison
Florida is 7.1% more expensive than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 8.8% less in Florida
- Groceries
-
pay 49.0% more in Florida
- Transportation
-
pay 30.6% less in Florida
- Housing
-
pay 32.2% more in Florida
- Childcare
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pay 19.1% more in Florida
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 2.4% more in Florida
- Clothing
-
pay 13.3% less in Florida
The cost of groceries, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Florida are more expensive than in Netherlands. Expenses including transportation, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Florida.
If you lived in Florida instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.23
|
$19.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.23
|
$10.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.71
|
$2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.14
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 49.0% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$3.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$4.19
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.06
|
$3.70
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.33
|
$5.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.40
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$2.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$2.18
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.17
|
$3.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€88.16
|
$61.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€29,367.46
|
$31,918.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.92
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 32.2% more for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€39.64
|
$64.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,185.38
|
$1,891.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€967.19
|
$1,611.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€172.64
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 19.1% more for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,496.91
|
$923.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,322.35
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Florida
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.10
|
$5.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$4.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.59
|
$7.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€35.85
|
$42.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.82
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Florida
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€77.55
|
$49.20
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€35.18
|
$41.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€85.14
|
$85.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€108.99
|
$105.33
|
|
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