Cost of living comparison
France is 2.0% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in France instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 7.3% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.19
|
$16.13
€14.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€8.99
|
$9.98
€9.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.61
|
$2.76
€2.52
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.12
|
$1.88
€1.72
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.78
|
$1.66
€1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.42
|
$8.33
€7.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.96
|
$4.25
€3.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.16
|
$3.47
€3.17
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.73
|
$5.22
€4.77
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.30
€1.19
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.61
|
$0.98
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$1.29
€1.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.19
|
$1.51
€1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$1.03
€0.94
|
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pay 22.8% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.76
|
$7.84
€7.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€95.44
|
$52.45
€47.91
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€26,483.28
|
$26,223.89
€23,956.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€21.75
|
$18.05
€16.49
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€40.71
|
$30.93
€28.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,036.17
|
$760.64
€694.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€885.49
|
$610.71
€557.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€164.33
|
$135.03
€123.36
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,476.31
|
$674.24
€615.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,852.21
|
$11,309.03
€10,331.36
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.01
|
$6.24
€5.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.07
|
$2.93
€2.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.14
|
$11.11
€10.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.09
|
$37.98
€34.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€11.88
|
$11.22
€10.25
|
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pay 4.3% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
France
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€80.81
|
$85.18
€77.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€38.14
|
$38.90
€35.54
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€88.30
|
$90.98
€83.11
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€112.95
|
$122.71
€112.10
|
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