Cost of living comparison
Ohio is 7.1% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Ohio instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.72
€16.45
|
$16.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.84
€9.14
|
$8.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.85
€2.65
|
$2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$1.58
|
|
pay 53.1% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.95
€1.81
|
$2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
€5.51
|
$5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.34
€4.03
|
$3.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
$3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
€3.79
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.16
|
$2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$1.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.42
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 37.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.49
€7.88
|
$3.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$104.47
€97.02
|
$60.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,989.41
€26,921.02
|
$24,594.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.81
€22.11
|
$15.74
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.56
€41.38
|
$64.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,134.22
€1,053.30
|
$953.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$969.29
€900.13
|
$743.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$179.88
€167.04
|
$139.19
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,616.01
€1,500.71
|
$860.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,406.01
€5,948.95
|
$9,241.82
|
|
pay 12.9% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.48
€5.09
|
$4.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.36
€3.12
|
$4.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.91
€8.28
|
$7.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.22
€33.64
|
$23.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.01
€12.08
|
$10.78
|
|
pay 25.8% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Ohio
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.46
€82.15
|
$45.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.75
€38.77
|
$38.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.66
€89.76
|
$76.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.64
€114.82
|
$93.16
|
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