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
€16.63
|
$18.07
£13.83
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.24
|
$8.96
£6.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.64
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.08
|
$1.52
£1.17
|
|
pay 6.7% less for groceries
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.64
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.48
|
$4.24
£3.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.09
|
$5.75
£4.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.86
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.21
|
$3.66
£2.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.27
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.80
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.21
|
$7.22
£5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€92.56
|
$94.64
£72.42
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,494.01
|
$33,464.66
£25,606.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.05
|
$16.98
£12.99
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.48
|
$37.59
£28.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,130.09
|
$1,224.35
£936.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€937.47
|
$974.65
£745.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€168.33
|
$234.45
£179.39
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,574.72
|
$1,426.61
£1,091.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,383.02
|
$18,036.83
£13,801.23
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€4.98
|
$5.42
£4.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.21
|
$3.93
£3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.45
|
$16.35
£12.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.65
|
$43.82
£33.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.40
|
$12.87
£9.85
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€75.56
|
$76.61
£58.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.25
|
$39.64
£30.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.09
|
$90.51
£69.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€105.39
|
$94.66
£72.43
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