Netherlands vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2351
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5544
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$1430
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$2408
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$141
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3808
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$68219
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.9
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
46
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
31%
🎓 Higher education
95
72
😀 Quality of life
92
68
🏙️ Population
18M
19.1M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($2351) is 151% more expensive than in Romania ($935). the Netherlands ranked 12th vs 103rd for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in the Netherlands compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 10th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Netherlands vs Romania

We calculate prices for the Netherlands and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 70 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$21.5
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$91.1
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.74
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$4.3
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.57
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1419
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1167
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2589
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$249
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6188
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4821
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.78
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$98.4
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.25
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.27
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.01
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.6
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.25
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.58
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.58
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.66
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$60.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.7
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2108
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12008
$9286

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$3118
921K
Rotterdam
$2615
664K
The Hague
$2581
548K
Utrecht
$2718
359K
Eindhoven
$2199
244K
Tilburg
$2238
228K
Breda
$2087
188K
Groningen
$1951
238K
Arnhem
$1986
164K
Almere
$2230
215K
Haarlem
$2589
163K
Leiden
$2222
124K
Nijmegen
$2164
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$2263
159K
Enschede
$2121
160K
Apeldoorn
$2154
139K
Maastricht
$2181
120K
Venlo
$1942
102K
Zwolle
$1992
130K
Delft
$2228
109K
Hilversum
$2568
91.2K
Purmerend
$2178
81.5K
Emmen
$1704
107K
Deventer
$2107
101K
Roosendaal
$2175
77K
Heerlen
$1880
86.9K
Zeist
$2414
65K
Leeuwarden
$1982
93.8K
Scheveningen
$2374
61.1K
Bergen op Zoom
$2224
66.4K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K