Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 2.3 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 41.0% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$18.20
€16.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$12.30
€11.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$2.89
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$2.27
€2.11
|
|
pay 2.6% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$5.99
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$4.48
€4.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$4.23
€3.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$6.79
€6.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$1.39
€1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
pay 20.7% more for transportation
Sweden
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$7.89
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$101.29
€93.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$31,181.31
€28,928.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$21.94
€20.35
|
|
pay 79.5% more for housing
Sweden
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$44.30
€41.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$1,236.68
€1,147.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$1,025.88
€951.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$184.21
€170.90
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$1,723.24
€1,598.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$8,079.32
€7,495.58
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$5.45
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$3.52
€3.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$9.25
€8.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$37.91
€35.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$13.57
€12.59
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$82.68
€76.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$34.20
€31.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$90.93
€84.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$115.33
€106.99
|
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