Cost of living comparison
Tilburg is 13.0% cheaper than Netherlands overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.6% less in Tilburg
- Groceries
-
pay 1.1% less in Tilburg
- Transportation
-
pay 10.6% less in Tilburg
- Housing
-
pay 12.5% less in Tilburg
- Childcare
-
pay 31.4% less in Tilburg
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 4.0% less in Tilburg
- Clothing
-
pay 26.8% less in Tilburg
Expenses including childcare, clothing, housing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Tilburg.
If you lived in Tilburg instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 4.6% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.74
€17.97
|
$13.93
€13.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.22
€11.72
|
$11.79
€11.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.94
€2.82
|
$2.75
€2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
€2.24
|
$2.74
€2.63
|
|
pay 1.1% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.72
|
$1.58
€1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.95
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$3.89
€3.73
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
$4.39
€4.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.89
€6.60
|
$7.31
€7.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.83
|
$0.82
€0.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$1.06
€1.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.82
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.58
|
$1.74
€1.67
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$0.91
€0.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
pay 10.6% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.80
€7.48
|
$7.74
€7.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.88
€91.95
|
$71.81
€68.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,938.58
€30,627.72
|
$35,250.29
€33,803.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.75
€21.81
|
$16.61
€15.93
|
|
pay 12.5% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.11
€41.35
|
$38.48
€36.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,289.16
€1,236.25
|
$1,195.02
€1,145.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,051.87
€1,008.70
|
$894.03
€857.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.76
€180.05
|
$156.13
€149.72
|
|
pay 31.4% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,627.96
€1,561.15
|
$1,268.25
€1,216.20
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,050.97
€8,679.49
|
$5,358.82
€5,138.87
|
|
pay 4.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.55
€5.32
|
$6.43
€6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.45
|
$3.01
€2.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.52
€11.05
|
$13.40
€12.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.99
€37.39
|
$25.90
€24.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
€13.37
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
pay 26.8% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Tilburg
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.34
€80.88
|
$50.55
€48.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.25
€36.68
|
$23.58
€22.61
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.60
€88.80
|
$83.33
€79.91
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.53
€113.67
|
$96.46
€92.50
|
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