Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 11.9% more expensive than Illinois.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
Illinois
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$17.72
€16.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$9.84
€9.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
pay 24.9% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.95
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$5.93
€5.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.34
€4.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$4.08
€3.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 52.9% more for transportation
Illinois
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$8.49
€7.94
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$104.47
€97.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$28,989.41
€27,101.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$23.81
€22.26
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Illinois
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$44.56
€41.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$1,134.22
€1,060.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$969.29
€906.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$179.88
€168.16
|
|
pay 8.9% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$1,616.01
€1,510.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$6,406.01
€5,988.89
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$5.48
€5.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$3.36
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$8.91
€8.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$36.22
€33.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$13.01
€12.16
|
|
pay 40.5% more for clothing
Illinois
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$88.46
€82.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$41.75
€39.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$96.66
€90.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$123.64
€115.59
|
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