Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 13.4% cheaper than Virgin Islands.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Virgin Islands, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$26.70
|
$17.72
€16.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.29
|
$9.84
€9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.82
|
$2.85
€2.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
pay 61.8% less for groceries
Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.49
|
$1.95
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
|
$5.93
€5.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.60
|
$4.34
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.69
|
$2.36
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.49
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$4.89
|
$1.24
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.02
|
$1.31
€1.22
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.57
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.46
€0.43
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.60
|
$8.49
€7.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$140.00
|
$104.47
€97.98
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
|
$28,989.41
€27,188.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.44
|
$23.81
€22.33
|
|
pay 33.8% less for housing
Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.03
|
$44.56
€41.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.67
|
$1,134.22
€1,063.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.00
|
$969.29
€909.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.67
|
$179.88
€168.70
|
|
pay 3.7% less for childcare
Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,020.62
|
$1,616.01
€1,515.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,687.50
|
$6,406.01
€6,007.98
|
|
pay 3.7% more for entertainment and sports
Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.90
|
$5.48
€5.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.56
|
$3.36
€3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
|
$8.91
€8.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$110.93
|
$36.22
€33.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.35
|
$13.01
€12.20
|
|
pay 11.4% more for clothing
Virgin Islands
|
Netherlands
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.00
|
$88.46
€82.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.40
|
$41.75
€39.15
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.67
|
$96.66
€90.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.33
|
$123.64
€115.96
|
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