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
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.32
|
$16.13
€14.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.06
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.63
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$1.88
€1.74
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.46
|
$8.33
€7.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$4.25
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$5.22
€4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.29
€1.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$1.51
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
pay 22.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.82
|
$7.84
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€96.21
|
$52.45
€48.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€26,697.80
|
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€21.93
|
$18.05
€16.62
|
|
pay 31.4% less for housing
Netherlands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.03
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
|
$760.64
€700.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€892.66
|
$610.71
€562.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€165.66
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
|
pay 9.1% more for childcare
Netherlands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
|
$674.24
€620.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,899.62
|
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
|
pay 3.4% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$6.24
€5.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.09
|
$2.93
€2.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.21
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.36
|
$37.98
€34.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€11.98
|
$11.22
€10.33
|
|
pay 4.3% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
France
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€81.47
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€38.45
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€89.02
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€113.87
|
$122.71
€113.01
|
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