Netherlands vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1945
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4507
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1172
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1904
$588
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$31.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3383
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$57025
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
34
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
95
59
😀 Quality of life
93
46
🏙️ Population
17.6M
109M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($1945) is 217% more expensive than in the Philippines ($614). the Netherlands ranked 16th vs 152nd for the Philippines in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in the Netherlands compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 7th and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 70 and 86 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Netherlands Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$3.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1890
$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.4
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5389
$2360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$1293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1712
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8122
$4971

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Cities Comparison in the Netherlands vs the Philippines

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2545
921K
Rotterdam
$2013
592K
The Hague
$1886
548K
Utrecht
$2055
359K
Eindhoven
$1963
236K
Breda
$1822
183K
Almere
$1647
215K
Tilburg
$1833
222K
Arnhem
$1697
164K
Groningen
$1800
203K
Nijmegen
$1746
177K
Enschede
$1628
160K
Haarlem
$2465
163K
Leiden
$2205
124K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
144K
Maastricht
$1728
120K
Venlo
$1683
102K
Apeldoorn
$1942
139K
Zwolle
$1725
130K
Emmen
$1741
107K
Hilversum
$1894
91.2K
Delft
$1804
104K
Purmerend
$2001
81.5K
Zutphen
$1754
47.4K
Heerlen
$1395
86.9K
Zeist
$1939
65K
Roosendaal
$1832
77K
Leeuwarden
$1614
92.1K
Deventer
$1901
101K
Bergen op Zoom
$1854
66.4K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$759
2.96M
Manila
$781
1.85M
Davao
$614
1.78M
Makati
$842
630K
Taguig
$860
887K
Caloocan
$804
1.66M
Valenzuela
$491
715K
Pasig
$817
803K
Cebu
$735
964K
Las Pinas
$590
606K
Paranaque
$640
690K
Muntinlupa
$681
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
La Union
$556
822K
Dasmarinas
$441
703K
Marikina
$519
456K
Pasay
$673
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$638
728K
Antipolo
$534
887K
General Trias
$523
451K
Zamboanga
$440
977K
Mandaluyong
$792
426K
Calamba
$483
540K
Imus
$568
497K
Bacoor
$550
665K
Palawan
$584
940K
General Santos
$449
697K
Lapu-Lapu
$651
498K
Angeles
$660
463K
Binan
$511
407K