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Netherlands vs. Italy Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 41.1% more expensive than Italy overall.

Restaurants
pay 26.0% more in Netherlands
Transportation
pay 39.3% more in Netherlands
Housing
pay 85.5% more in Netherlands
Childcare
pay 82.3% more in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.3% more in Netherlands
Clothing
pay 6.1% more in Netherlands

The cost of housing, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Netherlands are more expensive than in Italy. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Netherlands.

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Netherlands vs. Italy Cost Breakdown

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

pay 26.0% more for restaurants

 
Italy
Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.81
€16.74
$22.24
€19.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $11.59
€10.31
$13.74
€12.23
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.95
€2.62
$3.60
€3.21
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pay about the same for groceries

 
Italy
Netherlands
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.19
€1.95
$2.06
€1.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.58
€7.64
$6.70
€5.96
Milk (1 gallon) $5.84
€5.20
$5.08
€4.52
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pay 39.3% more for transportation

 
Italy
Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.75
€6.90
$9.11
€8.11
Monthly public transit pass $43.51
€38.72
$95.45
€84.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,598.57
€30,793.97
$40,608.58
€36,143.10
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pay 85.5% more for housing

 
Italy
Netherlands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.01
€26.71
$48.29
€42.98
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $723.52
€643.96
$1,426.76
€1,269.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $562.80
€500.92
$1,174.28
€1,045.15
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pay 82.3% more for childcare

 
Italy
Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $542.33
€482.69
$1,884.17
€1,676.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,535.75
€9,377.19
$10,083.31
€8,974.51
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pay 30.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Italy
Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.64
€5.02
$6.25
€5.56
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.96
€1.74
$4.16
€3.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.73
€5.99
$13.60
€12.11
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pay 6.1% more for clothing

 
Italy
Netherlands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $86.42
€76.92
$89.45
€79.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $38.24
€34.03
$43.43
€38.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $99.86
€88.88
$100.67
€89.60
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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