Netherlands is 38.5% more expensive than Finland.

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

pay 18.5% more for restaurants

 
Finland
Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.74
€12.66
$17.72
€16.32
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.50
€8.75
$9.84
€9.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.59
€2.39
$2.85
€2.63

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pay 9.6% less for groceries

 
Finland
Netherlands
Bread
1 loaf
$2.40
€2.21
$1.95
€1.79
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.01
€3.69
$5.93
€5.46
Milk (1 gallon) $4.08
€3.76
$4.34
€3.99

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pay 22.1% more for transportation

 
Finland
Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.90
€8.20
$8.49
€7.82
Monthly public transit pass $58.04
€53.45
$104.47
€96.21
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,560.99
€27,224.20
$28,989.41
€26,697.80

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pay 72.4% more for housing

 
Finland
Netherlands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.03
€21.21
$44.56
€41.03
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $744.51
€685.66
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $617.65
€568.83
$969.29
€892.66

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

 
Finland
Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $346.47
€319.09
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,931.98
€7,304.96
$6,406.01
€5,899.62

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pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Finland
Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.11
€6.55
$5.48
€5.05
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.18
€3.85
$3.36
€3.09
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.96
€9.17
$8.91
€8.21

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pay 9.5% more for clothing

 
Finland
Netherlands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$89.09
€82.05
$88.46
€81.47
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.28
€33.41
$41.75
€38.45
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$81.40
€74.97
$96.66
€89.02

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