Cost of living in Netherlands

The cost of living in Netherlands is approximately 2088 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 4890 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Netherlands

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
2088 $
Without Rent
822 $
Rent & Utilities
1266 $
Food
559 $
Transport
122 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
3622 $
GDP per Capita
62,537 $
Freedom Index
8.57
Lifespan
82 years
Speak English
91%
Population
17.9M

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 18.3 $
Dinner 76.3 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 12.5 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 5.78 $
Capuccino 3.81 $
Coke, 330ml 3.04 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 1.26 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 1.91 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.87 $
Eggs, 12 pack 4.71 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 13.4 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 15.3 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 16.5 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.14 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 2.4 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.92 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.7 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 1.99 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.05 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 0.55 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 3.19 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 6.94 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 1.47 $
Cigarette pack 11.5 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 3.81 $
Monthly Pass 85.9 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 2.17 $
Taxi, 8 km 24.2 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 55.6 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 6.02 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.36 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 1.92 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 2.4 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 151 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 233 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 44.5 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 1,024 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 1,745 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 1,257 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 2,134 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 5,819 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 4,471 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 3,622 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 4.13%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 38.8 $
Cinema, 1 seat 14.4 $
Haircut 21.6 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 97.7 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 83.8 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 1,91 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 9,328 $

Cities in Netherlands by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Amsterdam
$972
Haarlem
$911
Hilversum
$851
Rotterdam
$847
Nijmegen
$825
The Hague
$824
Utrecht
$820
Zutphen
$815
Groningen
$815
Heerlen
$810
Veenendaal
$809
Veldhoven
$808
Almere
$806
Huizen
$804
IJmuiden
$801
Maastricht
$800
Tiel
$799
Leiden
$798
s-Hertogenbosch
$796
Uden
$795
Breda
$793
Apeldoorn
$792
Kampen
$789
Enschede
$788
Hardenberg
$788
Harderwijk
$788
Dronten
$786
Eindhoven
$784
Delft
$778
Tilburg
$777
Arnhem
$774
Roosendaal
$774
Ede
$774
Bergen op Zoom
$774
Ridderkerk
$770
Zeist
$770
Leeuwarden
$768
Lelystad
$768
Scheveningen
$765
Zwolle
$765
Etten-Leur
$763
Emmen
$755
Deventer
$745
Roermond
$744
Purmerend
$741
Assen
$740
Venlo
$718
Middelburg
$710