Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 17.3% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of France, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
France
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.07
|
$17.72
€16.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
$9.84
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.58
|
$2.85
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$2.32
€2.16
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
France
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.78
|
$5.93
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.97
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
$2.36
€2.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.88
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.20
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.41
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 37.5% more for transportation
France
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.32
|
$8.49
€7.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.99
|
$104.47
€97.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
$28,989.41
€27,079.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.86
|
$23.81
€22.24
|
|
pay 46.2% more for housing
France
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
$44.56
€41.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€710.52
|
$1,134.22
€1,059.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€570.47
|
$969.29
€905.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
$179.88
€168.02
|
|
pay 48.1% more for childcare
France
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€629.82
|
$1,616.01
€1,509.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
$6,406.01
€5,983.90
|
|
pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.83
|
$5.48
€5.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.74
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
$8.91
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.48
|
$36.22
€33.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.48
|
$13.01
€12.15
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
France
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
$88.46
€82.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
$41.75
€39.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
$96.66
€90.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€114.63
|
$123.64
€115.49
|
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