Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 32.4% more expensive than British Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
British Virgin Islands
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Netherlands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.50
|
$17.72
€16.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.50
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
pay 43.4% less for groceries
British Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.94
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.00
|
$5.93
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
|
$4.34
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.54
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.04
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
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pay 63.5% more for transportation
British Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
|
$8.49
€7.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$104.47
€97.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,000.00
|
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$23.81
€22.33
|
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pay 23.5% less for housing
British Virgin Islands
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Netherlands
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$122.33
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,500.00
|
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,266.67
|
$969.29
€909.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.94
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
British Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.50
|
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,200.00
|
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
|
pay 46.1% more for entertainment and sports
British Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$5.48
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.83
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$160.00
|
$36.22
€33.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
|
$13.01
€12.20
|
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pay 1.6% less for clothing
British Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$41.75
€39.15
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$160.00
|
$123.64
€115.96
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