Cost of living comparison
Pennsylvania is 21.4% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Pennsylvania instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 16.8% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Pennsylvania
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.77
|
$19.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.59
|
$9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.79
|
$2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.21
|
$1.76
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.70
|
$3.25
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.19
|
$3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.53
|
$5.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.82
|
$2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.00
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.77
|
$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.56
|
$2.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.45
|
|
pay 23.6% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.39
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€90.93
|
$66.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,289.33
|
$31,817.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.57
|
$20.67
|
|
pay 8.6% more for housing
Netherlands
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€40.89
|
$62.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,222.59
|
$1,357.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€997.55
|
$1,179.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€178.06
|
$136.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,543.90
|
$1,481.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,583.60
|
$35,614.17
|
|
pay 4.9% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.26
|
$5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.42
|
$5.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€10.93
|
$11.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€36.98
|
$34.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.22
|
$13.87
|
|
pay 14.1% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Pennsylvania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€79.99
|
$53.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.28
|
$39.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€87.82
|
$83.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€112.41
|
$103.12
|
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