Cost of living comparison
Maryland is 30.4% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Maryland instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Maryland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.32
|
$17.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.06
|
$9.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.63
|
$2.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.13
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
$3.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.46
|
$6.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€3.99
|
$3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
$4.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.76
|
$5.45
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.15
|
$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$2.23
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$1.39
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.82
|
$3.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€96.21
|
$70.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€26,697.80
|
$24,571.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€21.93
|
$15.28
|
|
pay 40.0% more for housing
Netherlands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.03
|
$74.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
|
$1,792.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€892.66
|
$1,537.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€165.66
|
$135.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
|
$1,464.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,899.62
|
$25,721.99
|
|
pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.05
|
$5.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.09
|
$4.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.21
|
$8.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.36
|
$41.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€11.98
|
$14.21
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Maryland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€81.47
|
$45.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€38.45
|
$29.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€89.02
|
$80.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€113.87
|
$115.45
|
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