Cost of living comparison
Spain is 27.8% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Spain instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 29.0% less for restaurants
|
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.97
€14.00
|
$11.33
€9.94
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.03
€7.91
|
$7.79
€6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.69
€2.36
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€1.87
|
$1.23
€1.08
|
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pay 6.4% less for groceries
|
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
€1.65
|
$1.05
€0.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
€4.96
|
$5.33
€4.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.01
€3.51
|
$3.14
€2.76
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
€1.72
|
$2.07
€1.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.81
€3.34
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.08
|
$0.82
€0.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.55
|
$0.80
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.60
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.08
|
$0.83
€0.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.43
|
$0.60
€0.52
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
€0.37
|
$0.59
€0.52
|
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pay 37.8% less for transportation
|
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.39
€7.36
|
$6.07
€5.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$100.53
€88.16
|
$38.58
€33.83
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.76
€23,641.04
|
$21,470.28
€18,827.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.59
€19.81
|
$13.16
€11.54
|
|
pay 32.0% less for housing
|
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.86
€38.46
|
$40.74
€35.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,085.84
€952.17
|
$646.42
€566.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$905.12
€793.70
|
$522.31
€458.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.52
€135.50
|
$95.36
€83.62
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
|
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,423.82
€1,248.55
|
$330.89
€290.16
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,602.67
€5,789.89
|
$6,816.46
€5,977.36
|
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pay 30.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.09
€4.46
|
$2.43
€2.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
€2.68
|
$1.70
€1.49
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.45
€7.41
|
$5.18
€4.55
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.16
€30.84
|
$41.02
€35.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.11
€10.62
|
$8.04
€7.05
|
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pay 22.2% less for clothing
|
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.82
€75.26
|
$73.17
€64.16
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.70
€34.81
|
$30.09
€26.39
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
€81.47
|
$71.32
€62.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.33
€104.64
|
$87.55
€76.77
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