Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 6.5% cheaper than Massachusetts.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Massachusetts, you would:
pay 2.8% less for restaurants
Massachusetts
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.37
|
$17.72
€16.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.01
|
$9.84
€9.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
|
$2.85
€2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.32
€2.15
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Massachusetts
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.18
|
$5.93
€5.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
|
$4.34
€4.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.94
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
|
$4.08
€3.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
Massachusetts
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.63
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.20
|
$104.47
€97.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,045.17
|
$28,989.41
€26,921.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
|
$23.81
€22.11
|
|
pay 29.7% less for housing
Massachusetts
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.36
|
$44.56
€41.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,973.24
|
$1,134.22
€1,053.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,612.24
|
$969.29
€900.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.10
|
$179.88
€167.04
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Massachusetts
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,203.13
|
$1,616.01
€1,500.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,357.14
|
$6,406.01
€5,948.95
|
|
pay 17.9% less for entertainment and sports
Massachusetts
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.15
|
$5.48
€5.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.74
|
$3.36
€3.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.90
|
$8.91
€8.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.06
|
$36.22
€33.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
|
$13.01
€12.08
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Massachusetts
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.25
|
$88.46
€82.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.58
|
$41.75
€38.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$96.66
€89.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.30
|
$123.64
€114.82
|
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