Cost of living comparison
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Enschede vs. West Palm Beach Cost of Living Summary
Enschede is 13.3% more expensive than West Palm Beach.
Enschede vs. West Palm Beach Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Enschede instead of West Palm Beach, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
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West Palm Beach
|
Enschede
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$20.44
€18.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$15.18
€13.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
|
$3.21
€2.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
|
$2.53
€2.25
|
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West Palm Beach vs. Enschede - Cost of restaurants
pay 18.2% less for groceries
|
West Palm Beach
|
Enschede
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.06
|
$2.30
€2.04
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.54
|
$6.65
€5.90
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.92
|
$4.79
€4.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.33
|
$4.71
€4.18
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.33
|
$7.19
€6.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$0.95
€0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$1.16
€1.03
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.55
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.53
|
$1.76
€1.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.98
€0.87
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.71
|
$0.84
€0.75
|
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West Palm Beach vs. Enschede - Cost of groceries
pay 83.0% more for transportation
|
West Palm Beach
|
Enschede
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$8.50
€7.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$116.80
€103.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,050.00
|
$41,808.19
€37,139.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.70
€22.83
|
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West Palm Beach vs. Enschede - Cost of transportation
pay 13.2% less for housing
|
West Palm Beach
|
Enschede
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.75
|
$41.81
€37.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,333.33
|
$1,445.39
€1,283.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,780.00
|
$1,080.39
€959.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$128.92
|
$199.05
€176.82
|
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West Palm Beach vs. Enschede - Cost of housing
pay 0.9% more for childcare
|
West Palm Beach
|
Enschede
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,100.00
|
$1,109.59
€985.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$9,236.85
€8,205.43
|
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West Palm Beach vs. Enschede - Cost of childcare
pay 21.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
West Palm Beach
|
Enschede
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.01
€6.23
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.21
|
$4.19
€3.72
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
|
$14.60
€12.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.33
|
$36.99
€32.86
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$15.48
€13.75
|
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West Palm Beach vs. Enschede - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 8.4% more for clothing
|
West Palm Beach
|
Enschede
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.89
|
$89.94
€79.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
|
$39.42
€35.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.00
|
$96.94
€86.12
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.67
|
$109.50
€97.27
|
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West Palm Beach vs. Enschede - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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