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New York City vs. Enschede Cost of Living Summary

New York City is 86.5% more expensive than Enschede.

Restaurants: pay 1.8% more in New York City
Groceries: pay 80.6% more in New York City
Transportation: pay 18.1% less in New York City
Housing: pay 87.1% more in New York City
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in New York City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 83.1% more in New York City
Clothing: pay 18.9% more in New York City

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in New York City are more expensive than in Enschede. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in New York City.

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New York City vs. Enschede Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New York City instead of Enschede, you would:

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pay 1.8% more for restaurants

	Enschede	New York City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.44 €18.16	$25.00	+22.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.18 €13.49	$13.00	-14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.21 €2.85	$3.09	-3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.53 €2.25	$2.61	+3.0%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 80.6% more for groceries

	Enschede	New York City
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 €2.04	$4.75	+107.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.65 €5.90	$8.89	+33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.79 €4.25	$6.05	+26.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.71 €4.18	$7.20	+52.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.19 €6.39	$7.07	-1.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$3.29	+248.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.03	$1.08	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$2.60	+197.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 €1.56	$2.68	+52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 €0.87	$1.63	+66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.84 €0.75	$1.78	+111.1%
Average			+80.6%

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pay 18.1% less for transportation

	Enschede	New York City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 €7.55	$3.47	-59.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$116.80 €103.76	$132.00	+13.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,808.19 €37,139.72	$36,344.69	-13.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.70 €22.83	$22.39	-12.9%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 87.1% more for housing

	Enschede	New York City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.81 €37.14	$67.59	+61.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,445.39 €1,283.99	$4,037.06	+179.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,080.39 €959.75	$2,496.67	+131.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$199.05 €176.82	$151.98	-23.6%
Average			+87.1%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Enschede	New York City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,109.59 €985.69	$3,154.10	+184.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,236.85 €8,205.43	$57,250.00	+519.8%
Average			+352.0%

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pay 83.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Enschede	New York City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.23	$8.00	+14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.19 €3.72	$5.71	+36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.60 €12.97	$19.00	+30.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.99 €32.86	$150.04	+305.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.48 €13.75	$20.00	+29.2%
Average			+83.1%

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pay 18.9% more for clothing

	Enschede	New York City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.94 €79.89	$67.80	-24.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.42 €35.02	$49.94	+26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.94 €86.12	$115.58	+19.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.50 €97.27	$168.76	+54.1%
Average			+18.9%

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