Cost of living comparison
Germany is 5.9% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Germany instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.98
|
$13.72
€12.79
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.47
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.70
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.12
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.68
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.59
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.18
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.34
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.36
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€94.48
|
$54.61
€50.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€29,086.58
|
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.46
|
$23.30
€21.73
|
|
pay 9.5% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.32
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,153.60
|
$800.45
€746.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€956.97
|
$616.33
€574.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€171.84
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
|
pay 9.9% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,607.47
|
$434.24
€405.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,536.56
|
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
|
pay 8.3% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Germany
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.08
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.28
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.63
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.37
|
$35.42
€33.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.66
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
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pay 6.3% more for clothing
Netherlands
|
Germany
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€77.13
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.90
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.82
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.58
|
$120.25
€112.17
|
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