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Netherlands vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Netherlands is 6.5% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 22.9% more in Netherlands
Groceries
pay 15.2% more in Netherlands
Transportation
pay 9.7% more in Netherlands
Housing
pay 5.4% more in Netherlands
Childcare
pay 27.9% less in Netherlands
Entertainment and Sports
pay 10.2% less in Netherlands
Clothing
pay 10.4% more in Netherlands

The cost of restaurants, groceries, clothing, transportation, and housing in Netherlands are more expensive than in United Kingdom. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Netherlands.

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Netherlands vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Netherlands instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 22.9% more for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.32
£15.99
$22.24
€19.80
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.25
£7.69
$13.74
€12.23
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
£1.91
$3.60
€3.21
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pay 15.2% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.67
£1.26
$2.06
€1.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.62
£3.47
$6.70
€5.96
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
£4.51
$5.08
€4.52
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pay 9.7% more for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.59
£5.69
$9.11
€8.11
Monthly public transit pass $99.20
£74.43
$95.45
€84.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,629.43
£28,233.36
$40,608.58
€36,143.10
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pay 5.4% more for housing

 
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.42
£31.08
$48.29
€42.98
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,299.59
£975.08
$1,426.76
€1,269.87
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,069.01
£802.08
$1,174.28
€1,045.15
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pay 27.9% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,589.10
£1,192.30
$1,884.17
€1,676.98
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,025.39
£17,275.95
$10,083.31
€8,974.51
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pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
£4.88
$6.25
€5.56
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.66
£3.50
$4.16
€3.70
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $22.34
£16.76
$13.60
€12.11
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pay 10.4% more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.37
£64.05
$89.45
€79.61
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.93
£33.71
$43.43
€38.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.35
£71.54
$100.67
€89.60
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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