Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 69.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Greece, you would:
pay 86.6% more for restaurants
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Greece
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.61
|
$17.72
€16.19
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.40
|
$9.84
€8.99
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.82
|
$2.85
€2.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.62
|
$2.32
€2.12
|
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pay 11.9% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
$1.95
€1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.54
|
$5.93
€5.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.14
|
$4.34
€3.96
|
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|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.48
|
$2.36
€2.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.32
|
$4.08
€3.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.24
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.67
€0.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.31
€1.19
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.48
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
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pay 67.4% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Netherlands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.04
|
$8.49
€7.76
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€36.76
|
$104.47
€95.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,242.79
|
$28,989.41
€26,483.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€11.90
|
$23.81
€21.75
|
|
pay 91.7% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€31.82
|
$44.56
€40.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€392.12
|
$1,134.22
€1,036.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€327.56
|
$969.29
€885.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€157.19
|
$179.88
€164.33
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€311.61
|
$1,616.01
€1,476.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,143.77
|
$6,406.01
€5,852.21
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Netherlands
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.73
|
$5.48
€5.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.04
|
$3.36
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.68
|
$8.91
€8.14
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€41.31
|
$36.22
€33.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.08
|
$13.01
€11.88
|
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pay 19.8% more for clothing
|
Greece
|
Netherlands
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€69.76
|
$88.46
€80.81
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€33.27
|
$41.75
€38.14
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€71.09
|
$96.66
€88.30
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€90.62
|
$123.64
€112.95
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