Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Cocos (Keeling) Islands instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Netherlands
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.62
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.67
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
Netherlands
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.56
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.07
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.22
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
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Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.43
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Netherlands
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.96
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.98
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.33
|
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Netherlands
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€909.06
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Netherlands
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.14
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.15
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.97
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.20
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Netherlands
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€115.96
|
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