Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 42.1% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Italy, you would:
pay 34.4% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Netherlands
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$17.72
€16.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$9.84
€9.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$2.85
€2.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
pay 10.6% less for groceries
Italy
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$5.93
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 54.4% more for transportation
Italy
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$8.49
€7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
$104.47
€96.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$28,989.41
€26,697.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$23.81
€21.93
|
|
pay 62.1% more for housing
Italy
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$44.56
€41.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$969.29
€892.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$179.88
€165.66
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Italy
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
$6,406.01
€5,899.62
|
|
pay 35.0% more for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$5.48
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$3.36
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$8.91
€8.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$36.22
€33.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$13.01
€11.98
|
|
pay 10.0% more for clothing
Italy
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$88.46
€81.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$41.75
€38.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$96.66
€89.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$123.64
€113.87
|
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