Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 2.7% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.5% less in Ohio
- Groceries
-
pay 32.4% more in Ohio
- Transportation
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pay 30.1% less in Ohio
- Housing
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pay 4.0% less in Ohio
- Childcare
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pay 23.9% more in Ohio
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 6.1% less in Ohio
- Clothing
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pay 14.4% less in Ohio
The cost of groceries and childcare in Ohio are more expensive than in Netherlands. Expenses including transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Ohio.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.23
|
$16.21
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.23
|
$9.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.71
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.14
|
$1.65
|
|
pay 32.4% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$2.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$5.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$3.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.06
|
$2.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.33
|
$4.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$0.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$2.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.51
|
$2.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.40
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.17
|
$3.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€88.16
|
$61.42
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€29,367.46
|
$32,661.16
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€20.92
|
$16.08
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€39.64
|
$59.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,185.38
|
$1,081.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€967.19
|
$827.48
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€172.64
|
$158.96
|
|
pay 23.9% more for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,496.91
|
$947.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,322.35
|
$17,164.21
|
|
pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.10
|
$4.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$4.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.59
|
$9.39
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€35.85
|
$36.53
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€12.82
|
$11.25
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€77.55
|
$48.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€35.18
|
$44.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€85.14
|
$80.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€108.99
|
$98.19
|
|
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