Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 63.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Spain, you would:
pay 41.6% more for restaurants
Spain
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.68
|
$17.72
€16.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.87
|
$2.85
€2.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.32
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Spain
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.38
|
$5.93
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.33
|
$4.34
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.92
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.26
|
$8.49
€7.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€37.38
|
$104.47
€98.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
$28,989.41
€27,199.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.27
|
$23.81
€22.34
|
|
pay 52.6% more for housing
Spain
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
$44.56
€41.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€654.41
|
$1,134.22
€1,064.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€535.43
|
$969.29
€909.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
$179.88
€168.77
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Spain
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€321.31
|
$1,616.01
€1,516.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
$6,406.01
€6,010.44
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.50
|
$5.48
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.74
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.65
|
$36.22
€33.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.90
|
$13.01
€12.20
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
Spain
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
$88.46
€83.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
$41.75
€39.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
$96.66
€90.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€85.71
|
$123.64
€116.00
|
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