Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 5.1% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Netherlands
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United Kingdom
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.98
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.47
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.70
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.12
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.68
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.59
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.18
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.94
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.34
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.36
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€94.48
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€29,086.58
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.46
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€41.32
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,153.60
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€956.97
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€171.84
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,607.47
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,536.56
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.08
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.28
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.63
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€35.37
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.66
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€77.13
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.90
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€84.82
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€107.58
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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