Cost of living comparison

Czech Republic

compared to

Netherlands

Netherlands vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 68.8% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Netherlands
Groceries: pay 40.7% more in Netherlands
Transportation: pay 83.3% more in Netherlands
Housing: pay 83.4% more in Netherlands
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.0% more in Netherlands
Clothing: pay 14.2% more in Netherlands

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Netherlands are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Netherlands.

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Netherlands vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Netherlands instead of Czech Republic, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Czech Republic	Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.97 CZK194.19	$22.24 €19.80	+147.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.74 CZK189.25	$13.74 €12.23	+57.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 CZK38.15	$3.60 €3.21	+104.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50 CZK32.49	$2.95 €2.62	+96.5%
Average			+102.6%

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.7% more for groceries

	Czech Republic	Netherlands
Bread 1 loaf	$1.41 CZK30.60	$2.06 €1.84	+45.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 CZK129.01	$6.70 €5.96	+12.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.08 CZK88.28	$5.08 €4.52	+24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 CZK70.91	$4.71 €4.19	+43.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.06 CZK87.80	$6.35 €5.65	+56.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 CZK15.67	$1.16 €1.03	+60.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.74 CZK16.08	$1.07 €0.95	+43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.93 CZK20.13	$0.91 €0.81	-1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.50 CZK32.56	$1.94 €1.73	+28.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CZK10.53	$0.83 €0.74	+70.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 CZK9.95	$0.86 €0.76	+87.1%
Average			+40.7%

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands - Cost of groceries

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pay 83.3% more for transportation

	Czech Republic	Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.85 CZK148.26	$9.11 €8.11	+33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.32 CZK526.34	$95.45 €84.95	+292.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,756.53 CZK644K	$40,608.58 €36,143.10	+36.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.51 CZK292.43	$27.41 €24.40	+102.9%
Average			+83.3%

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.4% more for housing

	Czech Republic	Netherlands
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.95 CZK410.18	$48.29 €42.98	+154.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$691.41 CZK14,965.88	$1,426.76 €1,269.87	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$577.26 CZK12,494.98	$1,174.28 €1,045.15	+103.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$215.39 CZK4,662.15	$196.24 €174.66	-8.9%
Average			+83.4%

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands - Cost of housing

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Czech Republic	Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$414.07 CZK8,962.72	$1,884.17 €1,676.98	+355.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,470.92 CZK183K	$10,083.31 €8,974.51	+19.0%
Average			+132.7%

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pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 CZK50.68	$6.25 €5.56	+166.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 CZK64.46	$4.16 €3.70	+39.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.20 CZK155.88	$13.60 €12.11	+88.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.10 CZK1,127.67	$40.62 €36.16	-22.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.10 CZK218.56	$15.51 €13.81	+53.6%
Average			+45.0%

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 14.2% more for clothing

	Czech Republic	Netherlands
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.46 CZK1,654.95	$89.45 €79.61	+17.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.88 CZK776.66	$43.43 €38.65	+21.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.11 CZK2,015.41	$100.67 €89.60	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.95 CZK2,661.32	$136.42 €121.42	+11.0%
Average			+14.2%

Czech Republic vs. Netherlands - Cost of clothing

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