Cost of living comparison
Indiana is 4.8% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Indiana instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Indiana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.85
|
$16.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.39
|
$9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.68
|
$2.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.11
|
$1.91
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.67
|
$2.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.55
|
$6.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.15
|
$3.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.91
|
$2.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.29
|
$5.25
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.98
|
$0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.44
|
|
pay 34.6% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.30
|
$3.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.78
|
$45.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,869.96
|
$33,924.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.31
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 4.1% more for housing
Netherlands
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.01
|
$63.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,145.01
|
$1,149.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€949.84
|
$990.37
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€170.56
|
$153.29
|
|
pay 56.4% more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,595.50
|
$1,192.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,480.43
|
$19,669.53
|
|
pay 1.0% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.04
|
$5.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.26
|
$5.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.57
|
$9.35
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.10
|
$29.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.57
|
$11.98
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Indiana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.55
|
$43.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.66
|
$41.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.19
|
$80.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.78
|
$108.91
|
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