Cost of living comparison
Canada is 0.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Canada instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Netherlands
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Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.57
|
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.20
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
|
pay 51.9% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Canada
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.54
|
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.05
|
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.81
|
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
|
pay 34.3% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.94
|
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.67
|
$63.09
CA$86.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,101.77
|
$21,101.60
CA$28,870.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.26
|
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
|
pay 0.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.66
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,060.37
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€906.17
|
$952.71
CA$1,303.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.16
|
$112.22
CA$153.53
|
|
pay 26.9% more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,510.79
|
$746.92
CA$1,021.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,988.89
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,191.03
|
|
pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Canada
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.12
|
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.14
|
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.33
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.86
|
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.16
|
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
|
pay 23.9% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Canada
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.70
|
$49.87
CA$68.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.03
|
$36.92
CA$50.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.36
|
$78.02
CA$106.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.59
|
$97.82
CA$133.84
|
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