Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 6.8 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of India, you would:
pay 7.8 times more for restaurants
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹206.86
|
$18.20
€16.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.36
|
$12.30
€11.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.70
|
$2.89
€2.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.23
|
$2.27
€2.09
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.59
|
$1.80
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.00
|
$5.99
€5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹212.88
|
$4.48
€4.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.14
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.21
|
$6.79
€6.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.21
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.99
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.19
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.07
|
$1.39
€1.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.24
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.37
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for transportation
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.31
|
$7.89
€7.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹836.34
|
$101.29
€93.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,113,962.64
|
$31,181.31
€28,660.30
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.46
|
$21.94
€20.16
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for housing
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.26
|
$44.30
€40.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,341.44
|
$1,236.68
€1,136.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,410.91
|
$1,025.88
€942.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,394.87
|
$184.21
€169.32
|
|
pay 17.2 times more for childcare
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,870.64
|
$1,723.24
€1,583.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹136,998.26
|
$8,079.32
€7,426.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.17
|
$5.45
€5.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.81
|
$3.52
€3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.69
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,339.55
|
$37.91
€34.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.43
|
$13.57
€12.48
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
India
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,959.89
|
$82.68
€76.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,060.17
|
$34.20
€31.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,417.15
|
$90.93
€83.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,558.39
|
$115.33
€106.00
|
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