Cost of living comparison
Netherlands is 2.9% more expensive than Virginia.
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Virginia
|
Netherlands
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$17.72
€16.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$9.84
€9.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$2.85
€2.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Virginia
|
Netherlands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$1.95
€1.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$5.93
€5.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.36
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$4.08
€3.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.24
€1.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.46
€0.42
|
|
pay 55.1% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$8.49
€7.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$104.47
€96.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$28,989.41
€26,697.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$23.81
€21.93
|
|
pay 19.4% less for housing
Virginia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$44.56
€41.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$1,134.22
€1,044.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$969.29
€892.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$179.88
€165.66
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Netherlands
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$1,616.01
€1,488.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$6,406.01
€5,899.62
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$5.48
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$3.36
€3.09
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$8.91
€8.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$36.22
€33.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$13.01
€11.98
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
Virginia
|
Netherlands
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$88.46
€81.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$41.75
€38.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$96.66
€89.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$123.64
€113.87
|
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