Cost of Living in
Netherlands

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1686	$5368
Without rent	$814	$3171
Rent & Utilities	$1137.05	$1932.67
Food	$676	$1346
Transport	$109.69	$333.62
Monthly salary after tax	$4353.52
Human freedom index	6.97
Life expectancy	87.15
English speaking %	80.25%
Population	17.2M

The cost of living in Netherlands is $1686, which is 1.61 times more expensive than the world average. Netherlands is ranked 24th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Netherlands is $4353.52, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months.

Netherlands

We calculate prices for Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 256 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1686	24 / 208
Without rent	$814	20 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$1137.05	15 / 208
Food	$676	11 / 208
Transport	$109.69	35 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	1300.52$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	916.43$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	2159.53$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1979.78$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	120.8$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	218.89$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	47.73$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.47$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	7066$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	4530$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	16.7$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	65.66$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	11.11$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	6.51$
Cappuccino	3.27$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	2.64$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	4.22$
Monthly ticket local transport	101.46$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	24.63$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.96$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.02$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	2.12$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.41$
Eggs, x12	4$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	11.11$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	16.89$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	19.68$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.04$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.4$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.54$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.25$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.99$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.39$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.46$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	3.33$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	5.56$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.22$
Cigarette pack	11.89$
Cold medicince, 1 week	5.58$
Hair Shampoo	4.11$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.77$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	2.14$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	34.24$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	16.36$
Doctor's visit	45.07$
Haircut, simple	21.6$
Brand Jeans	94.64$
Brand Sneakers	92.31$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	1769.63$
International Primary School, 1 year	8611$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Amsterdam (Netherlands)	$3126
2	IJmuiden	$2585
3	Rotterdam	$2515
4	The Hague	$2494
5	Flevoland	$2395
6	Deventer	$2331
7	Haarlem	$2273
8	Apeldoorn	$2268
9	Scheveningen	$2264
10	Province of Utrecht	$2258
11	s-Hertogenbosch	$2249
12	Gelderland	$2229
13	Ridderkerk	$2161
14	Tiel	$2128
15	Maastricht	$2123
16	Eindhoven	$2119
17	Huizen	$2118
18	North Holland	$2076
19	Dronten	$2071
20	Zeist	$2060
21	Assen	$2055
22	Nuth	$2050
23	Harderwijk	$1972
24	Veenendaal	$1949
25	Leiden	$1940
26	Utrecht	$1927
27	Almere	$1922
28	Hardenberg	$1892
29	North Brabant	$1873
30	Emmen (Netherlands)	$1857
31	Delft	$1844
32	Liesveld	$1833
33	Noord-Holland	$1825
34	Drenthe	$1797
35	Purmerend	$1791
36	Veldhoven	$1762
37	Kampen	$1760
38	Noord-Brabant	$1749
39	Enschede	$1748
40	Uden	$1746
41	Hilversum	$1739
42	Ede	$1726
43	Etten-Leur	$1711
44	Arnhem	$1695
45	Roosendaal	$1680
46	Bergen op Zoom	$1675
47	Groningen	$1665
48	Zutphen	$1659
49	Tilburg	$1640
50	Middelburg (Netherlands)	$1607
51	Malden (Netherlands)	$1601
52	Venlo	$1514
53	Zeeland	$1479
54	Nijmegen	$1473
55	Zwolle	$1463
56	Breda	$1436
57	Roermond	$1385
58	Leeuwarden	$1372
59	Heerlen	$1345
60	Lelystad	$1262
61	Fryslan	$1144
62	Overijssel	$972
63	Monaco	$7654
64	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
65	Singapore	$3385
66	Neuchatel	$3164
67	Ile-de-France	$2736
68	Zurich	$2715
69	California	$2710
70	Queretaro	$2187
71	United States	$2149
72	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
73	Aland	$2038
74	Ostergotland	$1978
75	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
76	Hoki	$1897
77	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
78	Liege	$1878
79	Plzen	$1831
80	South Pyongan	$1816
81	Hokkaido	$1802
82	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
83	Nampo	$1690
84	Jonkoping	$1661
85	Rikuchu	$1633
86	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
87	Caceres	$1564
88	Holguin	$1508
89	Usti nad Labem	$1462
90	Cadiz	$1459
91	Orebro	$1456
92	Kavala	$1444
93	Limon	$1428
94	Al Bahah	$1394
95	Colon (Panama)	$1391
96	Zlin	$1388
97	Vastmanland	$1381
98	Omi	$1355
99	Tacuarembo	$1343
100	Siauliai County	$1329
101	Ahuachapan	$1327
102	Shimosa	$1324
103	Ciego de Avila	$1316
104	Tokai	$1300
105	Xanthi	$1280
106	Dembeni	$1275
107	Panama	$1271
108	Bayamon	$1269
109	Paysandu	$1264
110	Usulutan	$1259
111	Zilina	$1252
112	Hyuga	$1251
113	Guantanamo	$1238
114	Panama	$1234
115	Ioannina	$1231
116	Igdir	$1230
117	Panama Oeste	$1230
118	San-Pedro	$1203
119	Klaipeda	$1201
120	Tillaberi	$1200
121	Etchu	$1194
122	Vlore	$1194
123	Constanta	$1189
124	Kai	$1170
125	Pinar del Rio	$1161
126	Riga Planning Region	$1154
127	Camaguey	$1149
128	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
129	Lodz	$1132
130	Chania	$1130
131	Causeni	$1128
132	Presov	$1128
133	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
134	Kermanshah	$1116
135	Franche-Comte	$1113
136	Yoro	$1112
137	Tekirdag	$1111
138	Zambezia	$1107
139	Bahia	$1102
140	Setubal	$1097
141	Drama	$1085
142	Kastoria	$1081
143	Suo	$1080
144	Balikesir	$1075
145	Thies	$1074
146	Trencin	$1063
147	Serres	$1060
148	Dubasari	$1050
149	Rethymno	$1045
150	Equateur	$1036
151	Espirito Santo	$1034
152	Suchitepequez	$1030
153	Haut-Uele	$1027
154	Gabu	$1019
155	Straseni	$1015
156	Brasov	$1014
157	Goias	$1013
158	Boke	$1007
159	Mexico	$1007
160	Totomi	$995
161	Siauliai	$994
162	Colon (Cuba)	$992
163	Banska Bystrica	$983
164	Panevezys	$969
165	Iasi	$963
166	Sao Paulo	$961
167	Kozuke	$956
168	Klaipeda County	$952
169	Izmir	$949
170	Osumi	$945
171	Kutahya	$934
172	Quilpue	$930
173	Hradec Kralove	$929
174	Kasai	$920
175	Kasai-Oriental	$919
176	Gueckedou	$918
177	Michoacan	$908
178	Eskisehir	$906
179	Extreme-Nord	$900
180	Solola	$897
181	Timis	$890
182	Bafata	$878
183	Kahramanmaras	$878
184	Usak	$877
185	Guatemala	$876
186	Uige	$872
187	Dien Bien	$871
188	Estado de Mexico	$864
189	Yucatan	$864
190	Durres	$856
191	Guaira	$856
192	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
193	Diyarbakir	$850
194	Cotui	$846
195	Ceara	$845
196	Francisco Morazan	$845
197	Botosani	$841
198	Esteli	$838
199	Buzau	$834
200	Botosani	$829
201	Forecariah	$826
202	Kirikkale	$816
203	Maan	$816
204	San Luis Potosi	$814
205	Boyaca	$812
206	Tucuman	$812
207	Caras-Severin	$810
208	Neuquen	$806
209	Bekes	$799
210	Hoki Province	$787
211	Adiyaman	$779
212	Arges	$779
213	Neamt	$777
214	Raska	$771
215	Atlantico	$768
216	Marijampole	$762
217	Para	$756
218	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
219	Ialomita	$751
220	Veszprem	$751
221	Wasit	$751
222	Huila	$747
223	Sirvan	$747
224	Canakkale	$743
225	Aydin	$733
226	Elazig	$730
227	Chisinau	$726
228	Nuevo Leon	$720
229	Shkoder	$718
230	Korce	$710
231	Khuzestan	$708
232	Copiapo	$705
233	Bazega	$694
234	Curico	$692
235	Hamadan	$689
236	Mures	$683
237	Passore	$680
238	Braila	$675
239	Oueme	$671
240	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
241	Iasi	$668
242	Djibouti	$666
243	Rezekne	$664
244	Laayoune	$660
245	Nghe An	$657
246	Awash	$655
247	Elazig	$650
248	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
249	Gilan	$644
250	Meknes	$634
251	Mures	$633
252	Khenifra	$631
253	Tuyen Quang	$628
254	Bacau	$624
255	Paraguari	$622
256	Caras-Severin	$620
257	Piaui	$620
258	Binh Phuoc	$612
259	Osh	$608
260	Chuy Province	$607
261	Vinh Long	$607
262	Anse-a-Veau	$604
263	Dambovita	$604
264	Medias	$602
265	Koulpelogo	$595
266	Anosy	$594
267	Rio San Juan	$590
268	Bac Lieu	$587
269	Ninh Thuan	$585
270	Setif	$582
271	Duzce	$573
272	Ain Beida	$572
273	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
274	Agri	$569
275	Maramures	$569
276	Al Mahwit	$568
277	Hau Giang	$567
278	Dak Lak	$566
279	Al Hoceima	$562
280	Nis	$561
281	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
282	Cadiz	$542
283	Valcea	$542
284	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
285	Bac Giang	$536
286	Soc Trang	$535
287	Miragoane	$533
288	Bechar	$531
289	Menaka	$525
290	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
291	Karbala	$522
292	Lere	$516
293	Stavropol	$514
294	Yen Bai	$513
295	Kirklareli	$512
296	Hajjah	$507
297	Son La	$502
298	San Andres	$500
299	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
300	Sadah	$495
301	Dhaka	$489
302	Sale	$489
303	Corum	$484
304	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
305	Binh Dinh	$480
306	Oulmes	$480
307	Caaguazu	$478
308	Arta	$476
309	Dong Nai	$473
310	Lang Son	$470
311	Salar	$470
312	Kenitra	$467
313	Quang Tri	$466
314	Ayni	$465
315	Dong Thap	$463
316	Narino	$462
317	Maharashtra	$461
318	Quang Ninh	$453
319	Nam Dinh	$448
320	Ain Temouchent	$444
321	Thanh Hoa	$444
322	Sanaa	$443
323	MSila	$441
324	Binh Duong	$438
325	Homs	$436
326	Khemisset	$435
327	Medenine	$433
328	Ca Mau	$431
329	Kebili	$431
330	Thua Thien Hue	$431
331	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
332	Ain Defla	$426
333	Mazandaran	$426
334	Binh Thuan	$424
335	Tamba	$423
336	Jaen (Peru)	$422
337	Tetouan	$414
338	Al Bayda	$412
339	Ysyk-Kol	$411
340	Tebessa	$409
341	Bejaia	$405
342	Misratah	$399
343	Baghlan	$398
344	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
345	Daharia	$393
346	Al Bayda	$390
347	San Joaquin	$389
348	Tay Ninh	$389
349	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
350	Kien Giang	$381
351	Saida	$381
352	Gabes	$377
353	Kosice	$372
354	Sabha	$365
355	Bihar	$363
356	Kien Giang	$363
357	Quang Nam	$363
358	Samana	$360
359	Medea	$333
360	Ben Tre	$324
361	Naama	$302