Cost of living comparison

United States

compared to

Netherlands

Rotterdam vs. Johnson City Cost of Living Summary

Rotterdam is 43.7% more expensive than Johnson City.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% more in Rotterdam
Groceries: pay 15.2% less in Rotterdam
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Rotterdam
Housing: pay 66.3% more in Rotterdam
Childcare: pay 39.4% more in Rotterdam
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.9% more in Rotterdam
Clothing: pay 56.3% more in Rotterdam

The cost of transportation, housing, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Rotterdam are more expensive than in Johnson City. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Rotterdam.

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Rotterdam vs. Johnson City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Rotterdam instead of Johnson City, you would:

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pay 43.6% more for restaurants

	Johnson City	Rotterdam
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.00	$20.72 €18.49	+48.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00	$13.44 €11.99	+34.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.90	$3.86 €3.45	+33.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.00	$3.42 €3.05	+70.8%
Average			+43.6%

Johnson City vs. Rotterdam - Cost of restaurants

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pay 15.2% less for groceries

	Johnson City	Rotterdam
Bread 1 loaf	$3.86	$2.37 €2.12	-38.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67	$6.02 €5.37	+63.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.80	$5.52 €4.93	+45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.19	$5.35 €4.78	+67.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.23	$6.10 €5.45	-2.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.53	$1.52 €1.36	-56.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80	$1.16 €1.03	+44.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.81	$1.18 €1.05	-34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62	$1.55 €1.39	-4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56	$0.78 €0.70	-49.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.96	$0.68 €0.61	-65.2%
Average			-15.2%

Johnson City vs. Rotterdam - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Johnson City	Rotterdam
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.24	$9.75 €8.70	+200.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.50	$110.85 €98.94	+195.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,000.00	$41,419.02 €36,968.05	+29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.18	$31.97 €28.53	+86.1%
Average			+121.6%

Johnson City vs. Rotterdam - Cost of transportation

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pay 66.3% more for housing

	Johnson City	Rotterdam
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$62.50	$54.94 €49.03	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,100.00	$1,961.78 €1,750.96	+78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$919.80	$1,523.86 €1,360.10	+65.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.80	$229.16 €204.54	+72.6%
Average			+66.3%

Johnson City vs. Rotterdam - Cost of housing

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pay 39.4% more for childcare

	Johnson City	Rotterdam
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,208.33	$2,681.14 €2,393.02	+121.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,500.00	$12,697.80 €11,333.27	-12.4%
Average			+39.4%

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pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Johnson City	Rotterdam
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.00	$7.05 €6.30	+41.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17	$4.38 €3.91	-15.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.95	$14.56 €12.99	+83.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.66	$48.58 €43.36	+4.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00	$15.68 €13.99	+30.6%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 56.3% more for clothing

	Johnson City	Rotterdam
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.50	$93.71 €83.64	+149.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.25	$39.14 €34.93	+25.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.80	$109.92 €98.11	+28.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.00	$141.23 €126.06	+48.7%
Average			+56.3%

Johnson City vs. Rotterdam - Cost of clothing

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