Cost of living comparison
Spain is 27.9% cheaper than Netherlands.
If you lived in Spain instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 28.9% less for restaurants
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.98
|
$13.31
€12.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.47
|
$8.95
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.70
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.12
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
pay 16.3% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.68
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.59
|
$6.20
€5.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.18
|
$4.19
€3.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.34
|
$3.26
€3.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.82
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.08
€1.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.36
|
$6.53
€6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€94.50
|
$35.45
€33.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€29,091.10
|
$33,659.33
€31,403.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.47
|
$14.39
€13.42
|
|
pay 33.5% less for housing
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.33
|
$33.81
€31.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,153.78
|
$828.43
€772.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€957.11
|
$665.31
€620.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€171.86
|
$106.67
€99.52
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,607.72
|
$381.14
€355.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,537.73
|
$7,410.38
€6,913.63
|
|
pay 31.7% less for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.08
|
$2.76
€2.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.28
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.63
|
$5.57
€5.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.37
|
$43.03
€40.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.66
|
$8.46
€7.90
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€77.14
|
$73.08
€68.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.90
|
$31.46
€29.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.84
|
$75.09
€70.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.59
|
$91.97
€85.80
|
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