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Netherlands vs. Bermuda Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 21.1% cheaper than Bermuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% less in Netherlands
Groceries: pay 53.3% less in Netherlands
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Netherlands
Housing: pay 42.6% less in Netherlands
Childcare: pay 6.0% less in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% less in Netherlands
Clothing: pay 6.7% less in Netherlands

Expenses including groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are lower in Netherlands.

Netherlands vs. Bermuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Netherlands instead of Bermuda, you would:

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pay 17.2% less for restaurants

	Bermuda	Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$60.00 BMD60.00	$21.66 €18.68	-63.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$13.94 €12.02	-7.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.42 BMD3.42	$3.53 €3.05	+3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 BMD2.92	$2.87 €2.48	-1.5%
Average			-17.2%

Bermuda vs. Netherlands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.3% less for groceries

	Bermuda	Netherlands
Bread 1 loaf	$8.38 BMD8.38	$2.15 €1.86	-74.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 BMD6.09	$6.70 €5.78	+9.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.74 BMD16.74	$4.86 €4.19	-71.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.53 BMD7.53	$4.76 €4.10	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.49 BMD10.49	$7.31 €6.30	-30.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.80 BMD5.80	$1.05 €0.91	-81.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.01 BMD3.01	$1.13 €0.98	-62.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.38 BMD4.38	$0.90 €0.77	-79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 BMD3.18	$1.84 €1.59	-42.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$3.40 BMD3.40	$0.95 €0.82	-72.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.71 BMD1.71	$0.92 €0.80	-46.0%
Average			-53.3%

Bermuda vs. Netherlands - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Bermuda	Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 BMD8.89	$8.56 €7.38	-3.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$101.86 €87.83	+47.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	$36,970.03 €31,880.25	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.83 BMD36.83	$27.44 €23.66	-25.5%
Average			+8.1%

Bermuda vs. Netherlands - Cost of transportation

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pay 42.6% less for housing

	Bermuda	Netherlands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$151.67 BMD151.67	$49.26 €42.48	-67.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	$1,462.13 €1,260.83	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	$1,216.44 €1,048.97	-46.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.88 BMD193.88	$199.59 €172.11	+2.9%
Average			-42.6%

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pay 6.0% less for childcare

	Bermuda	Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$1,911.60 €1,648.43	+44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	$10,591.36 €9,133.21	-56.8%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Bermuda	Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$6.49 €5.60	-35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.44 BMD6.44	$4.17 €3.60	-35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$13.74 €11.84	-22.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$43.55 €37.55	-76.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$16.09 €13.87	+19.2%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

	Bermuda	Netherlands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 BMD80.00	$94.61 €81.59	+18.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 BMD60.00	$45.24 €39.01	-24.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$104.29 €89.93	-26.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 BMD127.17	$135.17 €116.56	+6.3%
Average			-6.7%

Bermuda vs. Netherlands - Cost of clothing

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