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Netherlands vs. Marshall Islands Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 27.7% more expensive than Marshall Islands overall.

Restaurants
pay 75.1% more in Netherlands
Groceries
pay 51.9% less in Netherlands
Transportation
pay 46.3% more in Netherlands
Housing
pay 40.6% more in Netherlands
Childcare
pay 6.9 times more in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 23.6% more in Netherlands
Clothing
pay 88.8% more in Netherlands

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

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Netherlands vs. Marshall Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Netherlands instead of Marshall Islands, you would:

pay 75.1% more for restaurants

 
Marshall Islands
Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.00
 
 $22.24
€19.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.50
 
 $13.74
€12.23
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
 
 $3.60
€3.21
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pay 51.9% less for groceries

 
Marshall Islands
Netherlands
Bread
1 loaf
 $3.40
 
 $2.06
€1.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $15.39
 
 $6.70
€5.96
Milk (1 gallon) $8.52
 
 $5.08
€4.52
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pay 46.3% more for transportation

 
Marshall Islands
Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.81
 
 $9.11
€8.11
Monthly public transit pass ?? $95.45
€84.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,000.00
 
 $40,608.58
€36,143.10
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pay 40.6% more for housing

 
Marshall Islands
Netherlands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $80.00
 
 $48.29
€42.98
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $775.00
 
 $1,426.76
€1,269.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $875.00
 
 $1,174.28
€1,045.15
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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

 
Marshall Islands
Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $150.00
 
 $1,884.17
€1,676.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,640.00
 
 $10,083.31
€8,974.51
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pay 23.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Marshall Islands
Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.50
 
 $6.25
€5.56
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.33
 
 $4.16
€3.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.00
 
 $13.60
€12.11
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pay 88.8% more for clothing

 
Marshall Islands
Netherlands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $70.00
 
 $89.45
€79.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $40.00
 
 $43.43
€38.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $30.00
 
 $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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