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| Restaurants | [ Edit ] Avg. | Range |
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| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 € | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 60.00 € | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 7.00 € | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 4.00 € | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 3.50 € | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 2.60 € | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 2.17 € | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.79 € | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] Avg. | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 3.46 € | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 1.15 € | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 0.72 € | |
| Eggs (12) | 2.10 € | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 3.96 € | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 3.25 € | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 5.60 € | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 0.90 € | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.64 € | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 0.90 € | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 0.98 € | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 0.58 € | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 0.51 € | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 0.99 € | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 0.92 € | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 5.50 € | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 1.01 € | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.37 € | |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 6.30 € | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] Avg. | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 2.90 € | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 75.50 € | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.00 € | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.38 € | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 25.00 € | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.80 € | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 24,750.00 € | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 22,386.84 € | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] Avg. | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 149.36 € | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.13 € | |
| Internet (10 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 26.19 € | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] Avg. | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 25.75 € | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 18.25 € | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 10.50 € | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] Avg. | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,415.00 € | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 6,000.00 € | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] Avg. | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 81.18 € | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 33.97 € | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 88.28 € | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 120.39 € | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] Avg. | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 891.51 € | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 694.00 € | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,516.43 € | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,090.32 € | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] Avg. | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 327.33 € | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 219.65 € | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] Avg. | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,133.25 € | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 2.71 |
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
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| Amsterdam | 85.23 | 48.61 | 67.28 | 69.89 | 93.53 | 87.59 | |
| Maastricht | 78.40 | 28.36 | 53.87 | 71.30 | 80.18 | 93.71 | |
| The Hague (Den Haag) | 77.94 | 31.07 | 54.96 | 63.05 | 86.17 | 104.65 | |
| Utrecht | 76.46 | 36.16 | 56.70 | 62.50 | 91.23 | 98.24 | |
| Eindhoven | 75.06 | 30.91 | 53.42 | 57.88 | 88.38 | 105.20 | |
| Rotterdam | 74.95 | 28.18 | 52.02 | 56.71 | 88.27 | 103.05 | |
| Groningen | 70.91 | 26.28 | 49.03 | 60.91 | 81.07 | 94.35 |
