Netherlands vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Netherlands Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1945
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4507
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1172
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1904
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$522
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3383
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$57025
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.57
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
81.5
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
79
46
🌐 English speaking %
90.9%
31%
🎓 Higher education
95
73
😀 Quality of life
93
62
🏙️ Population
17.6M
19.1M

The average cost of living in the Netherlands ($1945) is 137% more expensive than in Romania ($821). the Netherlands ranked 16th vs 106th 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 1.7 months in the Netherlands compared to 1 months in Romania. Ranked 7th and 53rd 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
$16.8
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.9
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1153
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$938
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1890
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1560
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$228
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.4
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.15%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5389
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4115
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.58
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.12
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.32
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.72
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.87
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.35
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.7
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.5
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1712
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8122
$7145

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K