Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 51.5% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Finland, you would:
pay 21.5% more for restaurants
Finland
|
Netherlands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.73
|
$18.20
€16.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.17
|
$12.30
€11.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.36
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$2.27
€2.09
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Finland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
$1.80
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.43
|
$5.99
€5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.87
|
$4.48
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.70
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.65
|
$6.79
€6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.85
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.52
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
Finland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.24
|
$7.89
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€55.72
|
$101.29
€93.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,626.16
|
$31,181.31
€28,660.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.29
|
$21.94
€20.16
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
Finland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.28
|
$44.30
€40.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€685.71
|
$1,236.68
€1,136.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€570.37
|
$1,025.88
€942.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€91.72
|
$184.21
€169.32
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€285.75
|
$1,723.24
€1,583.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,952.94
|
$8,079.32
€7,426.10
|
|
pay 15.6% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.58
|
$5.45
€5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$3.52
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.74
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.57
|
$37.91
€34.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.23
|
$13.57
€12.48
|
|
pay 7.2% more for clothing
Finland
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.28
|
$82.68
€76.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.02
|
$34.20
€31.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€76.77
|
$90.93
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.15
|
$115.33
€106.00
|
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