Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 30.2% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Austria, you would:
pay 5.8% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.20
|
$17.72
€16.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$2.85
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
pay 21.1% less for groceries
Austria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$5.93
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$4.34
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
Austria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$8.49
€7.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.15
|
$104.47
€98.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$23.81
€22.34
|
|
pay 27.0% more for housing
Austria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.48
|
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.51
|
$969.29
€909.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.86
|
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
|
pay 12.9% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$5.48
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.99
|
$36.22
€33.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.98
|
$13.01
€12.20
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Austria
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.70
|
$123.64
€116.00
|
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