Cost of living comparison
compared to
Rotterdam vs. Nashua Cost of Living Summary
Rotterdam is 23.3% more expensive than Nashua.
Rotterdam vs. Nashua Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Rotterdam instead of Nashua, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
|
Nashua
|
Rotterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.50
|
$20.72
€18.49
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
|
$13.44
€11.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
|
$3.86
€3.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$3.42
€3.05
|
|
Nashua vs. Rotterdam - Cost of restaurants
pay 4.8% less for groceries
|
Nashua
|
Rotterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.81
|
$2.37
€2.12
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.88
|
$6.02
€5.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$5.52
€4.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
|
$5.35
€4.78
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
|
$6.10
€5.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$1.52
€1.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$1.16
€1.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$1.18
€1.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.55
€1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.68
€0.61
|
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Nashua vs. Rotterdam - Cost of groceries
pay 99.0% more for transportation
|
Nashua
|
Rotterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$9.75
€8.71
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
|
$110.85
€98.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,000.00
|
$41,419.02
€36,971.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.14
|
$31.97
€28.54
|
|
Nashua vs. Rotterdam - Cost of transportation
pay 7.8% more for housing
|
Nashua
|
Rotterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.00
|
$54.94
€49.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,666.67
|
$1,961.78
€1,751.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,758.33
|
$1,523.86
€1,360.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.39
|
$229.16
€204.55
|
|
Nashua vs. Rotterdam - Cost of housing
pay 85.0% more for childcare
|
Nashua
|
Rotterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$828.50
|
$2,681.14
€2,393.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,000.00
|
$12,697.80
€11,334.29
|
|
Nashua vs. Rotterdam - Cost of childcare
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Nashua
|
Rotterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$7.05
€6.30
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.00
|
$4.38
€3.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
|
$14.56
€12.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.33
|
$48.58
€43.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$15.68
€13.99
|
|
Nashua vs. Rotterdam - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 53.7% more for clothing
|
Nashua
|
Rotterdam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.00
|
$93.71
€83.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.80
|
$39.14
€34.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
|
$109.92
€98.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.00
|
$141.23
€126.07
|
|
Nashua vs. Rotterdam - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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