Cost of living comparison
New York is 2.1 times more expensive than Eindhoven.
If you lived in New York instead of Eindhoven, you would:
pay 19.5% more for restaurants
Eindhoven
|
New York
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.93
|
$30.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.45
€11.45
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.76
|
$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.55
€2.35
|
$2.33
|
|
pay 95.5% more for groceries
Eindhoven
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$4.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
€5.46
|
$8.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.73
€4.35
|
$5.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.62
|
$5.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.42
€5.90
|
$6.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$3.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.32
|
$2.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$1.69
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Eindhoven
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.78
€7.15
|
$3.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.31
€75.65
|
$132.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,339.61
€26,048.35
|
$35,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.43
€22.45
|
$22.40
|
|
pay 92.7% more for housing
Eindhoven
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.53
€39.09
|
$71.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,523.94
€1,400.73
|
$4,350.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,179.08
€1,083.76
|
$2,895.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$203.05
€186.63
|
$143.65
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for childcare
Eindhoven
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,755.12
€1,613.21
|
$3,123.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,787.26
€6,238.51
|
$58,000.00
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Eindhoven
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.98
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
€3.03
|
$5.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
$17.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.57
€31.77
|
$147.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
€13.19
|
$20.00
|
|
pay 45.9% more for clothing
Eindhoven
|
New York
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.39
€57.35
|
$72.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.05
€28.54
|
$48.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.35
€72.94
|
$101.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.43
€84.04
|
$169.09
|
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