Cost of living comparison
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New Jersey vs. Netherlands Cost of Living Summary
New Jersey is 16.0% more expensive than Netherlands overall.
New Jersey vs. Netherlands Cost Breakdown
If you lived in New Jersey instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 17.0% less for restaurants
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Netherlands
|
New Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.24
€19.86
|
$19.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.74
€12.27
|
$12.13
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.60
€3.22
|
$2.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.95
€2.63
|
$1.74
|
|
Netherlands vs. New Jersey - Cost of restaurants
pay 41.1% more for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
New Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.84
|
$4.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€5.98
|
$6.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
€4.53
|
$4.80
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.71
€4.20
|
$5.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.35
€5.67
|
$5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.04
|
$2.66
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
€0.95
|
$1.09
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.82
|
$2.20
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.94
€1.73
|
$2.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.74
|
$1.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.77
|
$1.57
|
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Netherlands vs. New Jersey - Cost of groceries
pay 29.2% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
New Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.11
€8.14
|
$3.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$95.45
€85.23
|
$114.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,608.58
€36,259.28
|
$33,697.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.41
€24.48
|
$19.06
|
|
Netherlands vs. New Jersey - Cost of transportation
pay 42.0% more for housing
|
Netherlands
|
New Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.29
€43.12
|
$58.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,426.76
€1,273.95
|
$2,298.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,174.28
€1,048.51
|
$1,927.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.24
€175.22
|
$142.49
|
|
Netherlands vs. New Jersey - Cost of housing
pay 58.0% more for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
New Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,884.17
€1,682.37
|
$1,975.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,083.31
€9,003.35
|
$24,015.26
|
|
Netherlands vs. New Jersey - Cost of childcare
pay 18.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
New Jersey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.25
€5.58
|
$7.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.16
€3.71
|
$5.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.60
€12.15
|
$13.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.62
€36.27
|
$55.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.51
€13.85
|
$16.84
|
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Netherlands vs. New Jersey - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 12.7% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
New Jersey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
€79.87
|
$52.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.43
€38.78
|
$53.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.67
€89.89
|
$90.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.42
€121.81
|
$121.55
|
|
Netherlands vs. New Jersey - Cost of clothing
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